The Sacred, or Hamadryas, Baboon is found in north-east of Africa - from Ethiopia across into Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Here he can be found in the semi-desert areas, using cliffs for sleeping and finding water. He follows an omnivorous diet, feeding on blossoms and seeds during the wet season and dry leaves, small animals and invertebrates during the dry. These Baboons have a complex social structure. Each male lives with up to ten females in a "harem". These harems will join together with one or two others to form a "clan", usually with related males. Several clans will gather together in a "band". These can consist of up to 200 individuals, and travel together as a group. Bands will unite to form a "troop", which essentially share the same cliff.
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