Hamadryas are kinda brutal, chewing the females ears halfway off as discipline. I do like golden baboons a lot. Bonobos and cross river gorillas are two of my favorite primates. Crested black macaques, Capuchins, wooly monkeys, snub nose monkeys all fascinating as well
But we live in the real world where not all animals are capable of living in the wild. You shouldn't just assume anyone who keeps an animal is cruel and abusive. @@lennarthagen3638
I was a vet tech at The Animal Medical Center in NYC. We MRI'd a sedated baboon from the Bronx Zoo. His fangs were the length of my finger. I couldn't get over how big he was. He smelled SO bad it took forever to get the smell out after he left. I've been fascinated by them ever since.
Your channel is by far the best and most consistent biology education channel I've seen! Decent times between uploads, useful information, great visuals, and just the right balance between detailed and concise. Keep up the good work, and there is no way you won't be at 250k+ subscribers by next September!
I always found this group of monkeys fascinating as they really are different from other monkey groups. Not just their long faces, but also their primarily quadropedal gait. There's even that one video that circled around of a hairless male baboon which made it look like a primate horse IMO
They are also one of the most recent primate groups. It's also why they are starting to take advantage of a trait fairly unique to primates which is having 3 types of cone cells, most mammals have only 2. Having 3 cone cell types mean they can see more colors than most other mammals. The main reason birds tend to be much more colorful than mammals is because birds can see more colors than mammals can, most have 4 cone cell types or even more. Humans have 3 cone cells so most mammals appear drab to us. Primates though do sometimes take advantage of this, one of the best examples of this is the Orangutan. Their bright orange fur might seem obvious to us but tigers can't see red colors like that. It's also why tigers are orange colored themselves as most of their prey can't see orange either.
Love your videos! I work for a museum and these videos are a great way to take a deeper dive into the taxonomy and biology of my favorite animals. Keep up the quality work!
I knew baboons and geladas form large groups in their respective open habitats. But I didn't know mandrills do the same in the jungle. 800 mandrills in one place must be quite the spectacle.
Great video! It was startling just how much the male Gelada looked like a male lion with the shape and colour of the mane and the extra hair on the tail.
Baboons are my favourite primates by far as I find their build quite extraordinary to look at and the communication that they use with barking and screeching (I also like them cuz I live in Cape Town he he) great vid by the way man keep up the good work!
Ever since I was a little kid I've been fascinated by primates, because of their similarity to us, back when I didn't know why, later while still a kid, I also discovered our own evolution, through Time Life books! I subscribed because of how in depth this was!
I got bitten by a female Chacma baboon while herding our sheep at our farm in Namibia, luckily my dogs were there to save my life or else I would have been dead. Trust me, their bite HURTS worse than dog bites
WAHOO!! The actual noise wasn't included in the video, so everyone should google male baboon bark sound. Loved this one, great to see baboons get some attention.
I checked this 4 hours ago, it said this video, was posted 3 hours ago. Why didn’t I see this? Also very good video! Can you also do a superate video based on cervidae (deer) 🦌🦌
@Space Weather, actually, mandrills are baboons, a baboon is any old world monkey that belongs to the Papionini tribe, there are nine extant baboon species within three genera, the nine extant baboon species are the Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus gelada), the Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), the Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), the Cape Baboon (Papio ursinus), the Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus), the Kinda Baboon (Papio kindae), the Olive Baboon (Papio anubis), the Guinea Baboon (Papio guineensis), and the Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas).
Rafiki is a error, he's a Masked drill monkey (Mandrillus sphinx) with a long tail? A (Papio) trait, not a (Mandrillus) trait, also the wrong side of Africa, as Masked drill monkeys (Mandrillus sphinx) are found in the west of Africa of Gabon and surrounding areas, with Lionking being based in the East of Africa of the plains of Kenya and Tanzania.
Not as cute as other monkey's, but they have an imposing presence with their piercing eyes and long snouts, respect. Ps. Fascinating and well presented.
I, for whatever reason, let you slip out of my YT feed some while back and for that, I am actually sorry - this channel deservers waaay more attention that its already getting .. However re-finding ya channel have given me a decent binger to watch while suffering from insomnia and given how much I enjoy the content.. ..well lets say I dont mind the insomnia right now =) Thank you for the great vids dude, cant wait to see more from ya ^^
Hi! Can you add regular animal fact files, meaning that you do a video on a specific species about there appearance, behavior, distribution, diet, threats, reproduction, and population. It would really be nice if you could!
I remember having a book about animals, which showed large and rather freaky picture of angry male Hamadryas baboon. Because of that picture, I always imagined that Hamadryas baboons are like same size as gorillas and thought that they are the most badass monkeys in the world. But after I went to zoo and saw how big they actually are, I was a bit disappointed. And now this video tells me that they are smallest baboon species. I don't know why, but that makes me a bit sad. Anyway, this was a great video!
I love these infodumping videos! Can't watch this one because I am terrified of primates! Keep up the great work! (Please someone tell me I'm not the only one who was made to watch that one animal planet documentary about the chimps that killed and ate their keepers)
@14:30 That is so odd that Drills are separated by the GULF OF GUINEA but the Sanaga river is a bridge too far between the species. Now I would like to know if the island hop was human intervention or not, and exactly how did the river become their taxidermic divide?
Sir please make a video of the faunal diversity of india like Indian primates Your video is very informative and well covered for each and every aspect of the topic.
I used to believe apes were descended from baboons when I read that apes evolved from old world monkeys. but having had a good look at the morphology of these genus of old world monkey shown here I’m now beginning to think apes, baboons and galada and drill monkeys evolved from a shared ancestor before radiating outward and evolving into new species I could easily imagine that baboons and drill monkeys are sister Taxon while apes are more closely related to Galada than any other monkey species
Rodents are placental mammals of the order Rodentia, there are more than 2,000 extant species within more than 454 extant genera, there are over thirty-eight extant families of rodents classified within twenty-one extant superfamilies and three suborders, the thirty-eight extant families of rodents are Diatomyidae (Laotian Rockrat), Ctenodactylidae (Gundis), Petromuridae (Dassie Rat), Thryonomyidae (Cane Rats), Bathyergidae (Molerats), Hystricidae (Old World Porcupines), Octodontidae (Degus and South American Rockrats), Echimyidae (Spiny Rats), Abrocomidae (Chinchilla Rats and Viscacha Rats), Chinchillidae (Chinchillas and Viscachas), Erethizontidae (New World Porcupines), Ctenomyidae (Tuco-Tucos), Capromyidae (Hutias), Myocastoridae (Nutria), Dinomyidae (Pacarana), Caviidae (Cavies), Cuniculidae (Pacas), Dasyproctidae (Agoutis and Acouchis), Aplodontiidae (Mountain Beaver), Gliridae (Dormice), Zenkerellidae (Flightless Anomalures), Anomaluridae (Flying Anomalures), Pedetidae (Springhares), Sciuridae (Squirrels), Castoridae (Beavers), Geomyidae (Gophers), Heteromyidae (Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats, and Kangaroo Mice), Platacanthomyidae (Oriental Dormice), Spalacidae (Kopatels, Zokors, Bamboo Rats, and Grawes), Dipodidae (Jerboas), Calomyscidae (Mouselike Hamsters), Cricetidae (Hamsters, Lemmings, Muskrats, and Voles), Zapodidae (Jumping Mice and Birch Mice), Sigmodontidae (New World Mice and Rats), Muridae (Old World Mice and Rats), Gerbillidae (Gerbils, Jirds, Sand Rats, Link Rat, Spiny Mice, Brush-Furred Rats, and Rudd's Mouse), Cricetomyidae (Pouched Rats, African Rock Mice, Climbing Mice, Fat Mice, Gerbil Mouse, Delany’s Mouse, Nikolaus’s Mouse, White-Tailed Rat, Karoo Mouse, Togo Mouse, Vlei Rats, Groove-Toothed Rats, Whistling Rats, and Maned Rat), and Nesomyidae (Malagasy Rodents), the twenty-one extant superfamilies of rodents are Ctenodactyloidea with the families Diatomyidae and Ctenodactylidae, Petromuroidea with the family Petromuridae, Phiomyoidea with the family Thyronomyidae, Bathyergoidea with the family Bathyergidae, Hystricoidea with the family Hystricidae, Octodontoidea with the families Octodontidae and Echimyidae, Chinchilloidea with the families Abrocomidae and Chinchillidae, Erethizontoidea with the family Erethizontidae, Myocastoroidea with the families Ctenomyidae, Capromyidae, and Myocastoridae, Cavioidea with the families Dinomyidae, Caviidae, Cuniculidae, and Dasyproctidae, Aplodontioidea with the family Aplodontiidae, Gliroidea with the family Gliridae, Anomaluroidea with the families Zenkerellidae and Anomaluridae, Pedetoidea with the family Pedetidae, Sciuroidea with the family Sciuridae, Castoroidea with the family Castoridae, Geomyoidea with the families Geomyidae and Heteromyidae, Platacanthomyoidea with the family Platacanthomyidae, Dipodoidea with the families Spalacidae and Dipodidae, Cricetoidea with the families Calomyscidae, Cricetidae, Zapodidae, and Sigmodontidae, and Muroidea with the families Muridae, Gerbillidae, Cricetomyidae, and Nesomyidae, the three suborders of rodents are Caviomorpha (Cavy-Like Rodents) with the superfamilies Ctenodactyloidea, Petromuroidea, Phiomyoidea, Bathyergoidea, Hystricoidea, Octodontoidea, Chinchilloidea, Erethizontoidea, Myocastoroidea, and Cavioidea, Sciuromorpha (Squirrel-Like Rodents) with the superfamilies Aplodontioidea, Gliroidea, Anomaluroidea, Pedetoidea, Sciuroidea, Castoroidea, and Geomyoidea, and Myomorpha (Mouse-Like Rodents) with the superfamilies Platacanthomyoidea, Dipodoidea, Cricetoidea, and Muroidea.
The image's are so clear, makes it great viewing while I'm drinking Vodka. Edit: After the display the Baboons put on, I would say not great viewing but more so great listening with clear visuals.
@Dan, no, they actually did not, dogs are carnivorans, while baboons are primates, in fact, carnivorans and primates are different orders of placental mammals (subclass Placentalia) that are also not closely related, both carnivorans (order Carnivora) and primates (order Primata) are classified within the magnorder Boreoeutheria (Laurasian Placental Mammals), but carnivorans specifically belong to the superorder Laurasiatheria alongside the shrews, moles, desmans, solenodons, bats, hedgehogs, gymnures, moonrat, pangolins, hoofed mammals, and whales, while primates belong to the superorder Euarchontoglires along with the lagomorphs, rodents, treeshrews, and colugos.
Cynocephalus are the smarter, stronger and more fascinating trough all monkey species. They were the very first primates that from the trees conquered savannhas millions years before australophitecoid
I hate that apes are a Paraphyly group, since they are cladistically monkeys. The title for the biggest monkeys should really go to gorillas. Paraphyly is just complicating our understanding of evolution, but I guess it has to exist for people who are stubbornly stuck in outdated hypotheses from before the existence of cladistics.
@Ollypa, correction, monkeys are the actual paraphyletic group, apes are a monophyletic group, in fact, apes do not count as monkeys, but the word "monkey" only applies to anthropoids with tails, modern apes do not have tails, monkeys are told apart from apes by the fact that monkeys have all four limbs under the same length, while apes have either longer arms than their legs, or for the case of humans longer legs than their arms.
Great, but would it be possible to provide measurements in metric so that the 96% of the world's population who are not American can also understand? Thanks and keep up the good work!
I love your videos they are amazing, but I think it would be helpful for you to start posting your content on instagram or more platforms so you can grow more.
They was all considered Baboon monkeys at one time, but only the genus (Papio) are Baboon monkeys. The genus (Theropithecus) Bleeding heart monkey are a close relative. The genus (Mandrillus) Masked drill monkey and White dusky drill monkey, are related but not as close as once thought, but all are in the same tribe Papionini.
Personally i kinda wouldn't be agenst all of the Parvorder Catarrhini, old world monkeys and apes being referred to as apes, as in the Parvorder Catarrhini it contains two living families, the family Cercopithecidae old world "monkeys" (personally wouldn't be agenst tailed apes), and the family Hominoidea ( old world apes, tailless apes). As the New world monkeys are in a different Parvorder Platyrrhini and contains five living families, family Callitrichidae (Marmoset, Tamarin), family Cebidae (Capuchin, Squirrel-monkey), family Aotidae (Owl-monkey), family Pitheciidae (Titi, Sakis, Uakari) family Atelidae (the primary known prehensile-tail monkeys of Howler, Spider, Muriquis, Woolly). All five families of New world monkeys are refered to as monkeys. So i wouldn't be agenst Parvorder Platyrrhini being monkeys as the already are, and Parvorder Catarrhini being all apes (The tailed family and the Tailless family), so we can refer to monkeys being from the New world, and apes being from the old world. But it's the way it is and not likely gonna change.
