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baboon

[ba-boon, buh-] / bæˈbun, bə- /
NOUN
ape
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Cape Town’s real estate has a baboon problem.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Indeed, the Jane Goodall Institute now runs a longstanding baboon research project based partly on the fact that baboons are important chimpanzee prey.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025

A few of Bischoff’s early taxidermy pieces are still on display, including a dog, which looks more like a cross between a wolf and a baboon, dating to the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

Thoth, the god of learning and wisdom was represented by a hamadryas baboon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023

As a baboon who grew up wild in the jungle, I realized that Wiki had special nutritional needs.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Living in nomadic groups, the men use handmade bows and arrows to hunt Cape buffalo, baboons and the rodent-like hyrax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Female hamadryas baboons given hormonal contraception lived 29 percent longer, while castrated males lived 19 percent longer.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

Other wild animals like elephants and baboons also feature in the new series, which is narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

Indeed, the Jane Goodall Institute now runs a longstanding baboon research project based partly on the fact that baboons are important chimpanzee prey.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025

Rumpy made her too nervous to enjoy sitting with the baboons anymore.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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