Common Name: Olive Baboon
Scientific name: Papio Anubis
Famiy: Cercopithecidae (Old world Monkey)
Hausa Name: Bika
Size: 2.3ft (male), 1.97ft (female).
Weight: Average of 24kg (Male) and 14.7kg (Female).
Habitat: Native to Central sub-Saharan Africa (native to 25 equatorial countries)
Feeding Habit: Omnivore (feed on insects, fishes, hares, birds, rodents and other primates).
Gestation Period: 6 months, single infant (rarely twins).
Lifespan: 20 – 30 years in the wild, 45 years in captivity.
Conservation Status: Least concern (LC)
Group name: Troop (15-150 individual.
