Question 1

What does a Rooiels baboon do on a typical day?

Accepted Answer

Baboons wake early and leave their sleep sites before starting their daily activities. We’re lucky to have hard data about this from a 2017-2019 study about how the Rooiels troop splits its time in pursuit of their priorities. They spent most of their time moving – 29.4% of their day. Resting is up next at 28.7%. 22.1% of the day was spent socialising. And 18.5% of the day was spent feeding on average. Their afternoon routine usually took them back in the direction of their sleep site for the night. These ratios adjusted seasonally – in spring the troop spent more time moving and feeding – taking advantage of new growth and abundance. In winter, they moved and fed less, and spent more time socialising with each other.

Question 2

What does a Rooiels baboon do on a typical day?

Accepted Answer

Baboons wake early and leave their sleep sites before starting their daily activities. We’re lucky to have hard data about this from a 2017-2019 study about how the Rooiels troop splits its time in pursuit of their priorities. They spent most of their time moving – 29.4% of their day. Resting is up next at 28.7%. 22.1% of the day was spent socialising. And 18.5% of the day was spent feeding on average. Their afternoon routine usually took them back in the direction of their sleep site for the night. These ratios adjusted seasonally – in spring the troop spent more time moving and feeding – taking advantage of new growth and abundance. In winter, they moved and fed less, and spent more time socialising with each other.