Location:

Africa Trail next to Mandril

Moja is the largest of the troop and has a long cape.
Ana has a huskier build with a lighter face. She loves children (she was hand-reared). She will sit in front of the window and chatter or vocalize.
Addison is currently the smallest baboon. She is often seen running around and seen holding or playing with rocks.
Mzuzi is currently similar in size to Ana but is starting to develop his mantle (the cape that males grow. They typically will have that mantle fully grown by 7 years old.) His hair is also darker in color compared to Moja's. He is seen often playing with enrichment, running around the habitat.

Mzuzi and Addison arrived in November of 2025 on an SSP recommendation. Addison from North Carolina Zoo and Mzuzi from Oakland Zoo. These new baboons will set our troop up for a more natural social dynamic and allow us to have younger animals for a future breeding troop. Both zoos that they have come from have big troops of baboons with multiple OMU (one male units).

IUCN: Least concern
Males have mantle of long hair and pink face and rump
Very complex social structure - OMU (one male unit). OMU is made up of one male and 1-9 females. Two or three OMUs come together to form clans. Two or three clans form a band. Several bands form troops. There can be as many as 200 in a troop sleeping together on a cliffside.
Diurnal
Omnivorous
Sleep on Rocky Cliffsides
Padded Backsides - Ischial callosities
Ischial callosities on rump - enables monkeys to sleep sitting on thin branches and hot rocks away from predators. Helps them to sleep upright without falling.
Kidnap females from other groups to incorporate into their OMU's
Steal infant to use a s social buffers during conflicts
Kidnappings are often violent, involving aggressive herding by males to secure dominance, and can result in severe stress or injury to the abducted individuals.
Complex communication structure - see Mike's Hot Spot training for details.

Found on the African continent around the area of the southern Red Sea, in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea
Also occurs in the Palearctic region, in Saudi Arabia and Yemen
In Yemen, they often occur in close association with humans. They are considered endemic, but were probably introduced there accidentally at some point during the height of the ancient Egyptian Empire.
Also known as the sacred baboon or the dog-faced baboon
Ancient Egyptians believed that animals are messengers to the gods and represent divine qualities. The hamadryas baboons were associated with several Egyptian gods.