• Question: how many species of baboons are there

    Asked by katieandlulu12 to Suzanne on 21 Jun 2013.
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      Suzanne Harvey answered on 21 Jun 2013:


      There are 5 species of baboon. I study olive baboons, there are also yellow baboons, hamadryas baboons, chacma baboons and guinea baboons. The list could change though, there’s always an argument over how different they have to be to be grouped as another species…

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