Baboons are the largest members of the monkey family. The two most common baboons live in East Africa; the olive baboon and the yellow baboon. Baboons live in large trooops.By licking the dew that collects at night in their fur,baboons can survive for extended periods of time without water.

Baboons use of over thirty different vocalizations. They also communicate non-verbally through facial expressions,yawns,shrugs and lip smucking. Friendship is important in baboon society.It may include grooming,food sharing,defence and mating. The muscles in a baboon’s cheek are only weakly held together,which allows tissue to expand far beyond the capacity of a normal cheek. When a baboon forces a lot of food into its mouth, it forms a pouch with it’s cheek, allowing the baboon to gather food quickly or to hide food from predators. A baboon’s sight and hearing are acute. A baboon’s cananies can grow as long as two inches or about as long as lion’s canines.