Medium-sized mammals, such as chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), honey badger (Mellivora capensis), aardvark (Orycteropus after), and rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) are all found in this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Montane fynbos and renosterveld] Reference
Once in a while it was broken by chacma baboons that approached the compound in search of a handout. From Wordnik.com. [Mission Of Honor]
The chacma baboon is found in the countries of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. From Wordnik.com. [Mosi-oa-Tunya Victoria Falls, Zambia] Reference
Its varied diet ranges from larger animals such as bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), and bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) to smaller animals including mice. From Wordnik.com. [Knysna-Amatole montane forests] Reference
Although he was well past the age when his peers were said to grow cantankerous, and although he was a chacma-the largest of the baboon families-Mon Cul was considered a fit companion for the circus tots. From Wordnik.com. [Another Roadside Attraction]
Black rhino, buffalo, eland and warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) have been reintroduced, while natural populations of greater kudu, bushbuck, common duiker and springbuck (Antidorcas marsupialis) as well as chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas) and vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) are common. From Wordnik.com. [Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets] Reference
Silk and her colleagues studied 44 adult female chacma baboons. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews] Reference
Using mice to assess the degree of relatedness in chacma baboons. From Wordnik.com. [Anthropology.net] Reference
Many odd stories are told of the chacma baboon among the settlers of. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
I swung around to find a chacma baboon on my balcony, perhaps 3m away. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
They include: chacma baboon watches a mature female as she finds a tasty grass root. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Crossing] Reference
Who does not feel disgust when regarding the hideous mandrill -- the drill -- the hamadryas -- or even the chacma?. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
Barrett L, Gaynor D, Henzi SP (2002) A dynamic interaction between aggression and grooming reciprocity among female chacma baboons. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Cape Town's chacma baboons are a popular attraction and some visitors give them treats in order to lure them closer and take pictures. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In the same house there was a large dog-faced ape (chacma) named "Joe," whose friend and companion was a little white and black kitten. From Wordnik.com. [The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals] Reference
Moremi Game Reserve, Joan Silk of the University of California, Los Angeles and her team spied on 44 female chacma baboons over the course of six years. From Wordnik.com. [Discover Blogs] Reference
Female chacma baboons that maintain close, lasting friendships live considerably longer than their peers who switch companions more frequently, a new study finds. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews] Reference
A chacma baboon can balance a mono sound source. From Wordnik.com. [Ok, Madstone's not really quite ready yet] Reference
"Why, I believe they are baboons!" cried Denis; "the Kaffirs call the creature the chacma. From Wordnik.com. [Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand] Reference
"mandrill" and "drill" of Guinea, and the "chacma" of the Cape colony. From Wordnik.com. [The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family] Reference
The species listed on the charge sheet included: sparrowhawk, little owl, tawny owl, buzzard, spotted eagle owl, pale chanting goshawk, baboon, European porcupine, crab-eating macaque monkey, pig-tailed macaque monkey, scarlet ibis, chacma baboon, python, barn owl. From Wordnik.com. [mirror.co.uk - Home] Reference
The baboons are peculiar to Africa, and there are six well-known species of them: -- the common baboon of North Africa, the "papion" of the south and western coast, the "hamadryas or tartarin" of Abyssinia, the "mandrill" and "drill" of Guinea, and the "chacma" of the Cape Colony. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
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