International Baboon Day

03/12/2022

It's that time of the year!! Tomorrow is International Baboon Day and I sure believe baboons have been waiting all year for this date😝🐒

If you make a post celebrating this date, use in your post! That way we can repost and share more cute baboon photos😍

Photo credit: Andyworks

03/12/2021

Thank you all for celebrating!! Hope to see you next year on December 3rd to raise awareness about these beautiful animals. 🐒❤

But before ending, what do you like the most about baboons? Let me know in the comments, and I might post the best answers next year!😁😁

03/12/2021

Happy ! Thanks for celebrating with us!!🥳🐒

03/12/2021

that baboons share a 94% genetic similarity with humans?

After the great apes, baboons are the most closely related species to humans. This means, that they share several behaviors and characteristics that are similar to ours!

One of them are their communication skills. They consist of vocalizations, facial expressions, body attitudes and touch. Here are some tips to identify how a baboon is feeling, based on its facial expression:

- Raising the eyebrows and showing the whites of the eyes is used to show displeasure.
-Pulling the mouth back, making it look like a wide grin means they are scared, or fearful of something. In most cases, this face is made after suffering agression.
-Baring the canine teeth is used to threat someone, either a predator, a member of the troop, a dispersing male or a human.

Next time you see baboons, make sure to keep a safe distance from them, and don't disturb them.😁

03/12/2021

Thanks to CARE: Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education for doing these awesome fact sheets!😃🐒

02/12/2021

Hi there, everybody! 2021 is tomorrow, and we're gonna celebrate as much as we can!🐵😃

We invite you to celebrate along with us from anywhere in the world, and spread the word so more people can celebrate these beautiful animals.

Conserving baboons is very important to us, especially because of the role they play in it. We will do a series of posts sharing some fun facts about baboons before December 3rd.

Hope you enjoy and learn with us!😄 Thanks to Di Ruthenberg for these fun facts and Rose Hutchinson for the idea! Thanks for supporting this celebration and loving baboons!💚🐒

Fun Fact: There are 5 species of baboons distributed across Africa.

Hamadryas baboons live in the Horn of Africa and the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula. These are the only baboons native to Asia.

Olive baboons are the most widespread of all baboons, living in 25 countries from Mali to Ethiopia. They are also called Anubis baboons.🐒

Chacma baboons live in Southern Africa and are one of the biggest species of baboons, along with the Hamadryas baboons.

Yellow baboons are found in Eastern Africa and coexist with Olive baboons in the same environment. Their yellowish coat is their most characteristic feature.

Guinea baboons have the smallest range, living just in 6 Western African countries. Loss of habitat and small range has made this species to be considered Near Threatened by the IUCN.

I must add, that there's a sixth species of baboon, that was recently recognized as such, the Kinda baboon. It inhabits Central Africa and because of it's recent recognition as full species, is the least studied species of baboon.🐵

04/12/2020

Congratulations to the winners of International Baboon Day coloring competition hosted by Darling Downs Zoo! A perfect way of finishing International Baboon Day celebrations! Thanks to all the people, NGOs, Zoos and Sanctuaries that supported us, this was an amazing first year and I hope that the next International Baboon Day will be as good as this one!😀😀😀🐵🐵

Again, thanks to all of you for your support!

04/12/2020

My second interview with Robert Seyfarth is up now, you can go watch it through this link, hope you like it!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U8tb0Ume3hc

Also, if you want to see more interviews with different animal species, you can like and subscribe to my Youtube Channel!😀😀

My 2nd interview in celebration of International Baboon Day was with Robert Seyfarth, a primatologist who has worked with baboons in South Africa and Botswan...

03/12/2020

The first interview is up now, you can go watch it, it is on premiere and if you have comments, give them on YouTube and I may answer your questions!😀😀🐵🐵❤❤

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v9kSEEf_XAY

That's the link to it.

Happy International Baboon Day! Today, we have another Fun chat with our friends from Animal Tracks Inc, in Agua Dulce, California! They are an Animal Sanctu...

03/12/2020

Thanks to Wildlife HQ for celebrating International Baboon Day along us! We are seeing celebrations from around the world, so comment from what country you're celebrating International Baboon Day at, and we'll list all the countries with International Baboon Day celebrations!😀😀🌐🌐

03/12/2020

More people from around he world are participating! This time, we receive some photos from Poland! Over there, they really liked International Baboon Day and were more than happy to celebrate it! Thanks for posting and keep sharing and celebrating International Baboon Day!🐵🐵❤❤

03/12/2020

Happy International Baboon Day! To start off with today's features, we have The Coalition For Children who is doing an amazing book lecture and activities for children today!🥳🥳🐒🐒 Thanks for participating, and remember, if you want to be featured either here or in Instagram, send me a private message and I will!

Today's Virtual Play & Learn celebrates the very first with activities inspired by the books "Baboon" by Kate Banks and “Where's the Baboon?” by Michael Escoffier.

View the clickable list here: https://bit.ly/2JyfwUu

International Baboon Day was created to raise awareness about baboons and their environment. We're so excited to celebrate it with you for the very first time ever! Today’s interactive activities of course expand to include some monkey-themed crafts, too. Curated by our Early Childhood Specialists these activities are geared for young children with a focus on literacy, arts, music, movement, and science with materials you have at home.

Image art credit:

FREE thanks to the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant.

With special thanks to I Heart Crafty Things , @ [100050269188955:2048:Mom Unleashed] , _thelearningstation_ , Golden Acorn Music and San Diego Zoo for the inspiration today!








International Baboon Day
Michaël Escoffier

Kate Banks Books

02/12/2020

Happy International Baboon Day to all our Australian, Kiwi and Oceanian people! It is already December 3 over there, and the celebrations are just starting. Here is Darling Downs Zoo giving their baboons a nice treat to celebrate!🐵🐵🐒🥳🥳 Can't wait to see when it is celebrated in other parts of the world tomorrow!

Here is the video of their baboon troop eating some treats! Hope you like it! ❤❤❤😀😀😀

01/12/2020

Today, I bring you a Sneak Peek set of photos, sent to me by Di Ruthenberg!🐒🐒😀😀

This Juvenile Chacma Baboon from the Da Gama troop in Cape Town was playing Hide N Seek, and what a coincidence that Di was near there to take these amazing shots! Again, thanks to Di, for sending us these pictures and also, I've got an announcement!

In my Youtube channel, I'll be posting 2 interviews about baboons on International Baboon Day. I will not reveal more information, because I want it to be a surprise but, you can watch my previous interviews for now:

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCFkjaTnGakyhvxhpnGx0cjw

Stay tuned and keep sending photos or activities you're doing to celebrate International Baboon Day! Thanks for all your support and keep sharing the word!❤❤❤😀😀😀

29/11/2020

Thanks to Debra Coleman for sending us these amazing pictures of baboons! Don't forget to send me a message and your photos of baboons, and I may post them here! Of course, with your authorization.

Also, I have recently created a wildlife forum where people can share information about animals, chill and enjoy! In my site, we'll be talking and celebrating International Baboon Day, all December 3, by sharing information and telling our favorite experiences with baboons! While, we'll also be raising awareness about them.

Here is the link and hope you like it!

http://www.thezoonet.com/

📍 Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa.

29/11/2020

Who doesn't love baby Baboons? ❤❤🥰🥰😍😍

I post this photo because of all the people that have shared and liked International Baboon Day! Thank you very much, this means a lot to us and we hope this holiday to be widely celebrated around the world!

Raising awareness about baboons is the main purpose of this holiday and knowing that many activists, caring and protecting baboons in South Africa, are going to celebrate it, is simply wonderful. Again, thank you for liking and sharing this holiday, and keep raising awareness, keep protecting and fighting for baboons, and celebrate International Baboon Day! 🎉🎉🥳🥳😃😃

By the way, use the hashtag in your postings when celebrating this holiday!

📷 Guinea Baboon with offspring.

25/11/2020

Another lovely photo of a baboon!

This time, we'll be talking about... Hamadryas Baboons! (Papio hamadryas)

Hamadryas Baboons are the commonest species of baboon in captivity but also, one of the most beautiful!

Their range extends from the Horn of Africa to the Southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Hence, they are the northernmost baboon species. Because for their range, they are used to live in a variety of habitats like semidesert areas, savannahs and cliffs. They depend on cliffs for sleeping and finding water.

Hamadryas Baboons have a complex hierarchical society, which many say is the third most complex after humans and great apes. Hamadryas Baboon hierarchy is even more unique, because they have a strictly patriarchal hierarchy, while most baboon and macaque species have matriarchal hierarchies.

They breed in every season of the year, with dominant males breeding with females from his harem and protecting them from other males who might copulate and challenge the dominant male. The parenting is done by the females which groom and care for their babies, the dominant male protects the young and females.

Fun Fact: Ancient Egyptians believed that Hamadryas Baboons were a deity, representing the dead and commanded by the Hamadryas Baboon Babi, which means Chief of the Baboons. Thanks to these beliefs, they also receive the name of Sacred Baboon.