AnimalsSavanna
Baboon Fun facts for kids
Papio anubis
The baboon lives on grassy plains and hills in Africa and eats mostly plants, plus insects and eggs.
- Where it lives
- on grassy plains and hills in Africa
- What it eats
- mostly plants, plus insects and eggs
- How big it is
- about as big as a large dog
Fun facts about the baboon
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
It has pouches in its cheeks where it stuffs food to eat later somewhere safe.
It has tough, bare pads on its bottom, so it can sit comfortably on rocks and branches for a long time.
Big males warn others with a huge yawn that shows off their long, sharp teeth.
When danger is near, baboons warn their group with a loud barking call that sounds like "wahoo!"
Babies are born black with pink faces and ride on their mum's belly, then later on her back.
From far away its fur looks olive green, because every hair has yellow and black stripes.
It can live in groups of more than 100, and friends stay close by cleaning each other's fur.
Its long snout makes its face look a bit like a dog's, so baboons are called dog-faced monkeys.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in a big group on the grassy plains and hills of Africa.
I walk on the ground all day, but at night I sleep high in trees or on cliffs.
I have pouches in my cheeks where I stuff food to eat later somewhere safe.
Big males of my kind warn others with a huge yawn that shows their long, sharp teeth.
My face looks a bit like a dog's, and Rafiki from The Lion King is one of us.
Sammy might be thinking of a baboon.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the baboon in the Savanna adventure.
Play the SavannaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
