Baboon

An â??Old World Monkeyâ??, this BABOON Puppet is fashioned in gorgeous soft feathery plush with its distinctive hind quarters in pink suede cloth. Animate the mouth and arms of this funny social primate to show off its anthropomorphic antics!

Puppet Dimensions
Length        Width           Height         Weight
9" LONG     8" WIDE     18" TALL     9.44 OZ

Puppet Stats
Puppet Type: HAND PUPPET
Puppet Birthday: 2011 July
Special Features: Movable mouth and arms.

Fun Facts

Baboons are African and Arabian Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The five species are some of the largest non-hominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger.

They range in size and weight depending on species. The Guinea baboon is 50 cm (20 in) and weighs only 14 kg (31 lb), while the largest chacma baboon can be 120 cm (47 in) and weigh 40 kg (88 lb).

In 2015 researchers found the oldest baboon fossil dating 2 million years ago. http://www.livescience.com/51937-earliest-baboon-fossil.html

All baboons have long, dog-like muzzles, heavy, powerful jaws with sharp canine teeth, close-set eyes, thick fur except on their muzzles, short tails, and rough spots on their protruding buttocks, called ischial callosities. These calluses are nerveless, hairless pads of skin that provide for the sitting comfort of the baboon.