The baboon is seven species of Old World monkey in the genus Papio that have evolved from tree-dwelling ancestors to become terrestrial, walking on all four limbs. Typical open-country monkeys, they are found all over the savannah, semi-desert, and lightly forested regions of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. (The species of baboons known as the mandrill and the drill, however, live in more forested habitats.) The face is elongated and rather dog-like, and the jaw carries a long row of grinding molar teeth.
Baboons feed on the ground, eating seeds, tubers, grass, insects, and small animals, and this makes them vulnerable to predators. Troops of baboons will often associate with a herd of ungulates such as impala, which are alert and will give warning of approaching predators. The association is of mutual benefit, as baboons are powerful animals and give protection to the impala from smaller predators. The hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas, is 76 centimetres tall with a tail 61 centimetres long; the females have brown hair and the males have grey hair with a long mane. They live in highly organized societies of twenty-five to thirty animals, and occasionally in groups of up to 200. The society is usually hierarchical, and the males defend females with young. A single offspring is born and it is carried by its mother for several months. Other species are the common, or savannah, baboon, Papio cynocephalus, and the gelada baboon, Theropithecus gelada. Research Baboon
The Aermacchi MB 326 is a series of Italian single-seat light attack and two-seater trainer aircraft that first flew in 1957 and entered service in 1971. The Aermacchi MB 326 is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Piaggio Viper Mk 632-43 turbojet providing a top speed of 890 kmh and a range of 1040 km depending upon load.
The Aermacchi MB 326 is armed with two 30 mm DEFA 552 cannons in the lower sides of the forward fuselage and carries up to 2500 kg of disposable stores on six hard points, three under each wing. A South African version built under license is known as the Atlas Impala. Research Aermacchi MB 326
Abbreviations
Research Baboon
