Yellow Baboon
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Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Selous Game Reserve
5 Verified records at Selous Game Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Baboon sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

Vervet Monkey
LC

Vervet Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

40–50% · Likely
Angola Colobus
VU

Angola Colobus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Colobus angolensis

30–40% · Possible
Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

20–30% · Possible
Brown Greater Galago
LC

Brown Greater Galago

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
60–70
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Baboon in Selous Game Reserve?

About 39% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Baboon sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow Baboon in Selous Game Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Baboon in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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