0 a type of large monkey, found in Africa and Asia, with a long, pointed face like a dog and large teeth
1 a primate (= animal that is most like humans) found in Africa and southern Asia that has a long nose, short tail, and is related to monkeys
An old baboon peeped round the rocky edge and manifested no surprise, only indignation, at the intrusion of humanity, dead or alive, into his dominions.
Baboons roared in the forests and dwelt in the hollow trunks.
Certain of the baboon tribes which live among the rocks of high mountains and cliffs, if pursued by enemies, protect themselves by ingeniously rolling immense stones down upon their foes.
The old Egyptians paid deep homage to the sacred apes, which belong to the baboon tribe, and had them represented on their monuments as judges in the kingdom of death.
Genetics of monoamine metabolites in baboons : overlapping sets of genes influence levels of 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenylglycol, and homovanillic acid.
We expected that a large frugivore like the olive baboon disperses seeds of a wide range of sizes undamaged, including large ones.
Climatic determinants of diet and foraging behaviour in baboons.
