Baboon weight?

Peter Larsson

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How much can a fully grown male baboon weight in South Africa?
I read somewhere that max is 30kg and somewhere 45kg.
 
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40 kg is a big baboon, males ave about 30kg. Some will reach 45kg.
 
Never weighed baboon after a hunt until last week hunted big baboon male with bow and
We were at the skinning ched for iinterest sake I wanted to weigh the baboon pulled the scale to 31 kg and this is deep winter so think in summer with abundance food and water they can reach 40 kg

Keep well
 
I shot one "big fucking male" as my PH said.
It was big enough to scare the shit out of us when
he attacked when we walked up to him after the shot.
Think we both made new sprint records!
 
I shot one "big fucking male" as my PH said.
It was big enough to scare the shit out of us when
he attacked when we walked up to him after the shot.
Think we both made new sprint records!
I agree. See picture.
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I've been told their teeth are longer than a leopards. Idk if that's true but it wouldn't surprise me.
 
A civil war general is said to have told his men " shoot when you see the white of enemy's eyes" ......"if you still see eyes shoot him again"! I think this would be the best way to come at a baboon!
 
Gizmo, true about length of the teeth.
 
They have very long teeth.
This is the one:
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He hangs on my wall now.
Happy that I don't hang on his wall!!!;)
 
He had a ugly set of yellow fangs:
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And than, the classic trophy picture:
sydarika 13 260.JPG
 
Next time I will not go up to a shot baboon with
my rifle on my back and a film camera in my hand!:D
 
What do you think this chap went?

Baboon edit.jpg
 
That one looks big!
 

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