THE BABOON IS INTELLIGENT, ANCIENT, VERSATILE, HUMAN-LIKE AND A CONFIDENT OPPORTUNIST Baboons are primates comprising the genus Papio. There are five different species of baboons, commonly known as Hamadryas baboon, Guinea baboon, Olive baboon, Yellow baboon and Chacma baboon. Baboons are terrestrial, but sleep in trees, or on high cliffs or rocks at night, away from predators. …