Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali.

It has reddish-brown hair, a hairless, dark-violet or black face with the typical dog-like muzzle, which is surrounded by a small mane, and a tail carried in a round arc.

It is a diurnal and terrestrial animal, but sleeps in trees or high rocks at night, away from predators.

Like all baboons, it is an omnivorous highly opportunistic feeder, eating fruits, buds, roots, bark, grasses, greens, seeds, tubers, leaves, nuts, cereals, insects, worms, birds and small mammals.

Because it will eat practically anything available, the Guinea baboon is able to occupy areas with limited resources or harsh conditions.

Its presence may help improve habitats because it digs for water and spreads seeds in its waste, encouraging plant growth.

Due to its small range and the loss of its habitat, the Guinea baboon is classified as "near threatened" by the IUCN.

Baboon refers to the large-bodied primates with marked sexual dimorphism and having females and young that are dependent on males for protection.

Females' rumps are pink in color and males have a mane of fur around their heads and shoulders.

Their forelimbs and hindlimbs are nearly equal in length and their digits on their hands and feet are relatively short and stout, making it difficult for them to climb.

[4] These baboons are found in a wide range across Africa in savannah habitats including Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali.

This flexibility has led some to compare guinea baboon behaviour to that of early human ancestors.

[9] Males frequently use reconciliation gestures to reduce male-male aggression and encourage cooperation, allowing troops to grow to large size and adapt to different circumstances.

During daylight hours, they spend the majority of their time foraging on the ground, running along in quadrupedal patterns.

Females then participate in the social behavior of presenting, which is when she signals to the males in the group she is ready for copulation.