The 52 Places Traveler visits the smallest country in mainland Africa, where historical reckoning, crippling heat, infrastructure woes and an island of apes make for a trip to remember.
Description:
It has reddish-brown hair, a hairless, dark-violet or black face with the typical dog-like muzzle, which is surrounded by a small mane, and a tail carried in a round arc. It also has limb modifications that allow it to walk long distances on the ground. The Guinea baboon is one of the smallest baboon species. This troop had a broad range of ages, with some quite small ones. There were about 30 individuals, which isn t unusual as some troops can have nearing 200.
Habitat:
This baboon inhabits a small area of western Africa, and seen here just outside a camp where it seems to hang out a lot of the time. This is perhaps as they try and make frequent raids on the Mandina Lodge compound to see what they can grab.