Olive baboons live in a matriarchal society.

Subspecies
None.

Life span
Olive baboons live for 30-45 years.

Statistics
Body length: 60-74cm, Tail length: 43-49cm, Weight: 14-28kg.

Physical description
Olive baboons have a greenish/olive agouti coat. Adult males have longer hair on the shoulders than the females. Both males and females have a black face and ruffs on the cheeks.

Distribution
Olive baboons live in equatorial Africa.

Habitat
Their preferred habitat is semi-desert, thorn scrub, savannah, woodland, gallery and rain forest up to 4500m.

Diet
They feed on grass, seeds, young leaves, fruits, tubers, cereals, invertebrates, young birds and small mammals.

Behaviour
Olive baboons live in multi-male, multi-female groups. There is a rigid dominance hierarchy, with females leading the troop. The males change troops every few years. They often sleep on cliffs to avoid nocturnal predators, such as leopards. Olive baboons are active during the day and spend most of their time on the ground.

Reproduction
After a gestation period of 180 days, females give birth to one infant.

Conservation status
Olive baboons are at Lower Risk of extinction.