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Fruit Trail
This Hamadryas Baboon is trying to find his way to his mate.
Can you help him through this maze by following the fruit trail?
Use the symbols in the key to direct him. The Mane Man!
In the wild, a group of baboons is always led by a
Key
male. He is called the Alpha male. He keeps the
down left right up order, defends against predators along with other
mature males, and fathers most of the baby
baboons in the troop. Male baboons have a big
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mane which protects them when they are fighting.
Can you spot the eight differences between these
male baboons?
Word Sleuth S H Z W A E V P R I M A T E
Can you find all of these A K J B Y L C G O T R S F L
words in the baboon word U V H A M A D R Y A S O D P
sleuth?
Omnivore D Y F B A N J O I O A M O D
Hamadryas I E O O N T R O O P V A M E
Baboon
Mane A Z M O E I K M M E A L I S
Troop R P N N Y N Z I K B N I N E
Grooming
Dominant A H I Q S A L N S U N A A R
Canines B C V X J G Y G W N A Q N T
Ethiopia
Somalia I T O C Z B E H R D H G T N
Saudi Arabia A F R I C A M J W V C D Y G
Yemen
Savannah X D E R D I E T H I O P I A
Africa Q K B F A U N B I M H V E O
Desert
Primate C A N I N E S X M T Y C M P