Baboons can live a pretty long time… up to 45 years! In the wild they might live a bit less than the baboons in zoos… and usually live to about 30 years old if they have a nice long life!
I’m not sure how old our oldest baboon is (I study 2 baboon troops and we know all their ages and names)… I might have to find that out for you!
Baboons aren’t cleverer than orangutans. Although it is quite difficult to define and test intellegence, we do have some tests that help us make a decision about that. Baboons are monkeys that don’t use tools or recognise themselves in mirrors, whereas orangutans are apes that can use tools and recognise themselves! Hope that helps!
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dem1 commented on :
are baboons more clever than orangatang, thanks for answering my question ;p
Cassie commented on :
Baboons aren’t cleverer than orangutans. Although it is quite difficult to define and test intellegence, we do have some tests that help us make a decision about that. Baboons are monkeys that don’t use tools or recognise themselves in mirrors, whereas orangutans are apes that can use tools and recognise themselves! Hope that helps!