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Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Silhouette: Margot Michaud · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusPapio (Baboons)
- SpeciesPapio anubis (Olive Baboon)
In 3 days >90%
63 Verified sightings at Mole National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,305 In all 26 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Olive Baboon
The olive baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Isolated populations are also present in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forests. The common name is derived from its coat colour, which is a shade of green-grey at a distance. A variety of communications, vocal and non-vocal, facilitate a complex social structure.
The olive baboon is named for its coat, which, at a distance, is a shade of green-grey. At closer range, its coat is multicoloured, due to rings of yellow-brown and black on the hairs. The hair on the baboon's face is coarser and ranges from dark grey to black. This coloration is shared by both sexes, although males have a mane of longer hair that tapers down to ordinary length along the back.
Besides the mane, the male olive baboon differs from the female in terms of weight, body and canine tooth size; males are, on average, 70 cm (28 in) tall while standing and females measure 60...
Sounds
Recording0:17
Tanzania · 2018
© Bernard BOUSQUET · XC1059040 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Call0:42
Ghana · 2021
© Daan Drukker · XC959766 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Recording0:45
Kenya · 2022
© Maksymilian Wojtkiewicz · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
Recent sightings of Olive Baboon in Mole National Park
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Before you go
What are the chances of seeing an Olive Baboon in Mole National Park?
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Baboon sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 15 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Olive Baboon in Mole National Park?
June, September and December
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Baboon in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 70% in February and July, the lowest months. May and August have too few records to rate.
What time of day is best to see an Olive Baboon?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive Baboon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Mole National Park the best place to see an Olive Baboon?
Among the best
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Olive Baboon sightings, Mole National Park ranks 3rd at about 80%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 80%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 80%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Olive Baboon live in Mole National Park?
Same family: Cercopithecidae
The closest relatives of the Olive Baboon that you can see in Mole National Park (family Cercopithecidae, Old World Monkeys) are Green Monkey (about 70%) and Patas Monkey (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Olive Baboon sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive Baboon is recorded against all the mammals logged in Mole National Park (63 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
