Characteristics of hamadryas-like male baboons living in anubis baboon troops in the Awash hybrid zone, Ethiopia.

Abstract excerpt

In the twenty-two years since the Awash baboon hybrid zone was first described, about 25-30 hamadryas or hamadryas-like hybrid males have taken up residence in anubis baboon groups. Most enter as mature adults, though some may immigrate as juvenile followers. Long-term tracking of known immigrants indicates that they may reside for four years or more in their adopted troop, during which time they establish a...

Topics

• Age Factors
• Animals
• Body Weight
• Breeding
• Crosses, Genetic
• Ethiopia
• Male
• Papio
• Phenotype