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baboon

[ba-boon, buh-] / bæˈbun, bə- /
NOUN
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Baboon mothers usually do not play with their babies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

Baboon Snippet update: Male baboon's vasectomy delayed from today 4 one day.

From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2020

Peregrine Adventures launches its first cruise up the 700-mile river, with a stop at Baboon Island, home to hippos, crocodiles and chimpanzees, part of Africa’s longest-running center for rehabilitating chimpanzees into the wild.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

My favorite is “A Lion Captures a Petrified Baboon and Does the Last Thing You’d Expect,” which churns a wildlife photographer’s 2013 blog post into a 52-page opus.

From New York Times • May 17, 2017

“Anyhow, you were going to be possessed by the Big- Head Spirit tonight,” yelled the Baboon.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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