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Papio Hamadryas
The Hamadryas baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians and appears in various roles in ancient Egyptian religion, hence its alternative name of 'sacred baboon'.
Photographed in the Oahu Zoo in Oahu, Hawaii
Spotted on Oct 1, 2010
Submitted on May 3, 2011
5 Comments
Actually, it was in the same enclosure as a Papio Hamadryas...maybe it's a baby! Thanks for the suggestions!
I don't know, I was doing some little research and looked up for all Cercopithecidae specially the Papio genus, and I couldn't find another monkey, so maybe it is Hamadryas baboon that got a hair cut.
Yes, it really looks like Papio hamadryas, but I'm not sure.
Has the facial characteristics of a baboon... Not sure which. I think it might be a Hamadryas?
Really nice picture.