Okavango Photo Gallery — Page 10

Baboons in Floodplains and Savanna


Baboons Foraging in Floodplains

A researcher observes baboons foraging in a shallow floodplain.

Camp Troop baboons as flood waters start to recede. download small


An adult male chacma baboon feeds on parts of a water lily in a shallow floodplain.

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An adult female baboon forages in a shallow floodplain while her infant nurses.

Camp Troop mother and infant.download small


An adult male chacma baboon forages in shallow water.

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An adult male chacma baboon forages among water lilies in shallow water.

Adult male CRK. download small


A troop of baboons forage in shallow water.

White Island baboons forage in shallow water. download small


An adult female baboon stands in shallow water while her infant clings to her belly.

CMN, the lowest-ranking female in Camp Troop, just days after a nighttime electrical storm. In the morning we found CMN sitting on the ground below the roost in a state of shock, her infant not apparently affected. CMN was able to rejoin the troop a day later and appeared to recover fully from the apparent lightning strike. download small


An adult male baboon walks along the edge of a floodplain.

A young adult male walks along the edge of a floodplain. download small


Baboons linger along the edge of a floodplain.

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Baboons in the Savanna

Baboons in a typical savanna scene.

Thick grassland on White Island. download small


A baboon troop crosses between islands after the floods have receded

Baboons at the Camp Island crossing after flood waters had fully receded. download small


A baboon troop passes a group of impala in the savanna.

White Island baboons pass a group on impala on their way back to the sleeping trees.download small


A baboon troop is scattered in the savanna before sundown.

White Island baboons in the late afternoon. Some of them are spooked by a false alarm call.download small


A chacma baboon troop forages on a savanna  while floodwaters rise.

Parts of White Island were inundated during the major flooding of 1978. download small


A researcher observes a baboon troop in an open savanna.

Matt watches Camp Troop baboons on Camp Island during the early morning. download small


Baboons bask in the morning sun below their sleeping trees.

White Island baboons at the roost just after sunrise. download small


An adult male baboon and three mothers with infants stroll through the savanna.

Three mothers with their infants and an adult male on their way back to the White Island roost. download small


A large group of baboons rest and groom in a tree.

Late afternoon scene in an acacia tree near camp. download small