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  1. Hamadryas Baboon (Monkeys & Apes Figurine Playset by Toymany)

    And now I’m going to look at the last of the cercopithecine primates that I have in my collection, the hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas. As a side note, it appears that the binomial names of my two Toymany baboon figures are based off mythology (Anubis is of course an Egyptian god, and Hamadryas is a Greek dryad-nymph) but I have no idea why, just a thing I noticed.

    Hamadryas baboons are a […]

    Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/hamadryas-baboon-monkeys-apes-figurine-playset-by-toymany/ #hamadryasBaboon #Papio #PapioHamadryas
  2. Olive Baboon (Monkeys & Apes Figurine Playset by Toymany)

    Apparently, I just can’t get enough of Toymany mammals from Africa! But this time I’m going more continental, coming back to the Toymany Primates series for the first time since the patas monkey to look at the olive or Anubis baboon, Papio anubis. What I appreciate most is that Toymany specifically named the figure to species, allowing us to be certain what was intended—and making this […]

    Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/olive-baboon-monkeys-apes-figurine-playset-by-toymany/ #oliveBaboon #Papio #PapioAnubis
  3. #Papio #hamadryas (#Cercopithecidae) live I.a. in northeastern Africa and are ground-dwelling #omnivores. A female with her young (#ZooBerlin 2020) benefits from the protection of her group, which consists of around 7 members. It is a so called #onemaleunit. They can join together to form higher associations (#band and #troop, see Akio Mori et al 2007) for more security for their members. #evolution #biodiversity

    © #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025, 2020

    Akio Mori et al. 2007: doi.org/10.1007/s10329-007-004