Chacma baboon
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| phylum | Chordata | The chacma baboon, also known as the Cape baboon, appears to be the largest extant monkey. Located primarily in southern Africa, it has a wide variety of social behaviours, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings. It is generally dark brown to gray in color, with a patch of rough hair on the nape of its neck. Unlike the males of northern baboon species, chacma males do not have a mane. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of this baboon is its long, downward-sloping face.
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Primates | |
| family | Cercopithecidae | |
| species | Papio ursinus |
