Baboons prefer mountains and the grassy woodlands called savannas. They are seldom seen in open grasslands.

These animals live together in troops of as many as 50 individuals. They gather at night in a tree or cliff, where they sleep, and from there they descend in the morning to look for food. Normally, they have more than one sleeping site within their territory that they use on a rotating basis. The baboons never travel too far from this spot, not more than 1 or 2 Km.

Baboons have very good hearing and eyesight and are always on the alert. This is an asset because they spend most of the daylight hours on the ground, exposed to predators, leopards in particular. If a predator approaches, the males give the alarm bark, and all in the troop will go up into the trees. If no trees are available, the vulnerable members of the troop will gather in the center of the group, with the males on the outside.

Adult males can weigh up to 35Kg and their life span is about 18 years.

Baboons feed on fruit, roots, leaves, grass, flowers, insects, lizards, birds and bird eggs. They may even kill leopard cubs or the newborn of some antelope cubs for food.