The body length is an average of 75 cm, tail — 60 cm Color of the coat is yellowish (hence the name yellow baboon). Despite its awkward look, this is a very clever animal.
Aboyne — primates with highly developed social relationships that are never live alone. In the herd an average of about 80 individuals. Members flock together to travel, eat and sleep. In relationships with each other expressed the hierarchy. The herd is dominated by a few adult males who stick together and come to each other rescue in case of danger. The group leaders quite stable for many years. Among females, their cubs established a friendly relationship — the basis of a herd of baboons. Between females and their grown daughters are usually very close relationship, but sons leave their native herd to join another.
when a herd of baboons out in the afternoon to rest, relatives tend to gather around the older females to rest and to do the grooming - a search for wool partner (or your own) associated with the expression of the friendly relationship or patronage. At night members of one family are sleeping, tightly embracing each other. If someone from the family is threatened by another baboon, all immediately rush to the rescue. Although females compete among themselves for food and position in the hierarchy, serious fights between them are rare. High status individuals tribesmen constantly confirm certain gestures that Express humility (e.g., a grimace of fear or a raised tail). When the females still there is a conflict, then later they make up, grumbling at each other.


In nature, adult females normally become pregnant after 1-2 menstrual cycles.