Botswana, Animals

Baboon

We saw a lot more baboons than vervet monkeys, but the baboons never interacted with us. They look and sound quite intimidating, and we'd heard that they were dangerous.

We encountered large troops, often spread out in grasslands. Mother baboons carried the young, and a few males were quite large. I don't think we ever saw any baboons in the trees.

Once when our jeep was parked and quiet, a troop of baboons walked past us within a few feet. They pretty much ignored us, just glancing our way occasionally. Almost every baboon had a fruit in its hand that looked like an egg. I guess those fruit were more important than we were!