Guinea Baboon - Body Weight/size

Body Weight/size

Baboons are one of the largest groups of monkeys and are sexually dimorphic is body size (meaning the males and females have differing body sizes). They can range in weight from 13 and 26 kg (28–57 lbs), making them the smallest of the baboon species.

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