In the wild, baboons feed on grasses, roots, tubers, fruits, nuts and vegetables, as well as eggs and sometimes small animals. They also have been known to raid crops and garbage dumps. In zoos, baboons eat primate chow, fruits, nuts and vegetables. Baboons breed all year but breeding peaks May through June.

Do baboons eat humans?

The natural habitat of baboons is the woodlands and grasslands of Africa, but due to urban encroachment, they have in some cases become used to the presence of people. ... Baboons do not want to eat you, but they can attack if you have something that they want, mainly food but also other objects that take their interest.

Are baboons predators or prey?

Baboons' primary predators are humans, spotted and striped hyenas, lions, cheetahs, leopards and crocodiles. Leopards find them to be difficult prey, so only young baboons are threatened in most cases.