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: any of a genus (Papio) of large gregarious primates of Africa and southwestern Asia having a long square naked muzzle
also
: any of several closely related primates
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In front of screaming crowds, Mescal fights angry baboons and a massive rhinoceros, the latter ridden by a towering man in armor.
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Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Among his opponents are a man riding a rhino and a stampede of bloodied baboons.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Other captive animals within zoos — mostly giraffes, flamingos and baboons — were seen huddling together during the eclipse.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
That decision looked prescient nine months later, when despite testing in mice, monkeys, baboons, and one human patient, gene therapy claimed its first victim in Gelsinger, when the virus triggered a massively fatal immune reaction.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
Jasiri adds to the zoo’s troop of more than a dozen Himalayan baboons.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
One of the early depictions of baboons dates back to the first dynasty, a small statue known as the Narmer baboon.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The burial of baboons in tombs dates back to the predynastic period.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Of the 36 baboons, only 4 seemed to be in good health.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
Among his opponents are a man riding a rhino and a stampede of bloodied baboons.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Other captive animals within zoos — mostly giraffes, flamingos and baboons — were seen huddling together during the eclipse.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
That decision looked prescient nine months later, when despite testing in mice, monkeys, baboons, and one human patient, gene therapy claimed its first victim in Gelsinger, when the virus triggered a massively fatal immune reaction.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
Jasiri adds to the zoo’s troop of more than a dozen Himalayan baboons.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
One of the early depictions of baboons dates back to the first dynasty, a small statue known as the Narmer baboon.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
The burial of baboons in tombs dates back to the predynastic period.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Of the 36 baboons, only 4 seemed to be in good health.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
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baboon
noun
ba·boon
ba-ˈbün 
: any of several large African and Asian monkeys having long squarish muzzles and usually short tails
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