Yellow Baboon
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Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
1 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the dog-like shape of the muzzle and head. Yellow baboons have slim bodies with long arms and legs along with yellowish-brown hair. They resemble the chacma baboon, but are somewhat smaller and with a less elongated muzzle. Their hairless faces are black, framed with white sideburns. Males can grow to about 84 cm (33 in), females to about 60 cm (24 in). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Olive Baboon
LC

Olive Baboon

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Papio anubis

50–60% · Likely
Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

30–40% · Possible
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

30–40% · Possible
Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza

Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus caudatus

Insufficient data
Northern Lesser Galago
LC

Northern Lesser Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Galago senegalensis

Insufficient data
Small-eared Greater Galago
LC

Small-eared Greater Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Otolemur garnettii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Yellow Baboon at Ngorongoro Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
7 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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