hamadryas baboon, sacred baboon (Papio hamadryas)

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Subject:	hamadryas baboon, sacred baboon (Papio hamadryas)
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Description
The Dog-faced Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
Date 1830
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8073883152
Author Robert Huish
Full title The wonders of the animal kingdom : exhibiting delineations of the most distinguished wild animals in the various menageries of this country /
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_wonders_of_the_animal_kingdom_(Plate_55)_(8073883152).jpg

The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) is a species of baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. The hamadryas baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians and appears in various roles in ancient Egyptian religion, hence its alternative name of 'sacred baboon'.

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