Hamadryas baboons inhabit rocky desert and grassy sub-desert regions, ranging throughout Ethiopia in Africa and Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula.

Where do hamadryas baboons come from?

Though currently extinct in Egypt, these monkeys can be found in large populations in Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. In fact, no other kind of baboon resides as far north as hamadryas baboons. The remarkable silver manes and pink faces of adult males add to the unique nature of these intelligent primates.

Where does a baboon monkey live?

Habitat. Baboons are only found in a very specific area of the world: Africa and Arabia. Four species, the chacma, olive, yellow and Guinea, live in the savannas. Others live in other semi-arid habitats, though some baboons can sometimes be found in tropical forests.