Question 1

✖️ The troop is too big

Claire · Accepted Answer

As of September 2025, there were 29 individuals in the troop - 4 adult males and 13 adult females, along with 12 juveniles and infants, which is a relatively small troop. In general, baboon troops can range from about 22 to over 100 individuals. The neighbouring troops are a similar size to the Rooiels troop¹, while baboon troops in other coastal areas of the Western Cape are somewhat larger on average².

1 Human Wildlife Solutions. (2021). Report of death of PBF3 on 29 September 2021.

2 Hoffman, T.S. & O’Riain, M.J. (2012a). Troop size and human-modified habitat affect the ranging patterns of a chacma baboon population in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. American Journal of Primatology, 74(9), 853–863. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22040

Question 2

✖️ The troop is too big

Claire · Accepted Answer

As of September 2025, there were 29 individuals in the troop - 4 adult males and 13 adult females, along with 12 juveniles and infants, which is a relatively small troop. In general, baboon troops can range from about 22 to over 100 individuals. The neighbouring troops are a similar size to the Rooiels troop¹, while baboon troops in other coastal areas of the Western Cape are somewhat larger on average².

1 Human Wildlife Solutions. (2021). Report of death of PBF3 on 29 September 2021.

2 Hoffman, T.S. & O’Riain, M.J. (2012a). Troop size and human-modified habitat affect the ranging patterns of a chacma baboon population in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. American Journal of Primatology, 74(9), 853–863. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22040