Question 1

Are baboons predators?

Accepted Answer

No, they are largely omnivorous foragers who eat vegetation, seeds, flowers bulbs/tubers and roots. They are known to occasionally catch and eat small mammals such as buck or to supplement their diet with shellfish, but observations of the Rooiels troop indicate that only about 1% of their diet is non-plant based.. Baboons often fall prey to predators like leopards, lions, african wild dogs, hyenas, eagles and occasionally, african rock pythons, so they are much more of a prey animal than a predator.

Question 2

Are baboons predators?

Accepted Answer

No, they are largely omnivorous foragers who eat vegetation, seeds, flowers bulbs/tubers and roots. They are known to occasionally catch and eat small mammals such as buck or to supplement their diet with shellfish, but observations of the Rooiels troop indicate that only about 1% of their diet is non-plant based.. Baboons often fall prey to predators like leopards, lions, african wild dogs, hyenas, eagles and occasionally, african rock pythons, so they are much more of a prey animal than a predator.