The Olive baboon[1] (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a species of the Cercopithecidae family of Old-World Monkeys.
- The species is the most widespread of all baboons, native to 25 countries in Africa and ranging east from Mali to Ethiopia & Tanzania.
- Olive baboons also have some isolated populations in Sahara mountainous regions. The olive baboon gets its name from its fur, a greenish-gray hue from a distance.
- Up close, its fur is multi-colored due to the tan and black rings in the hair. Olive baboon’s facial hair is coarser, ranging from dark gray to black.
- Although males have longer hair, this skin coat coloration is common to both sexes.
- Like other baboon species, Olive baboons exhibit sexual dimorphism in terms of weight, build, and canine size; Males average 70 cm (28 in) when standing, and females are 60 cm (24 in).
