Olive baboon Papio anubis

Animals in our sanctuary

Gene (Male)

Date of birth

01-06-2002

Date taken in

04-06-2014

Gene was seized near Venlo. He was purchased from a laboratory animal trader from a shipment intended for an animal laboratory. He was housed in a large barn / stable in a cage of barely 7 x 3 meters, with a concrete floor without ground cover and with a single perch. Horse boxes were also built in this barn, some of which had been used as cages for lynxes (these had since also been seized). There were also countless native and exotic birds. The whole barn had an atmosphere of trade, although it was stated that the animals had been purchased for private animal use from the former owner. Strange.

Lucy (female)

Date of birth

04-10-1983

Date taken in

04-06-2014

Lucy was a circus animal in Germany and until recently performed regularly, among other things, she rode a horse during her performance. Due to changed rules, the owner of the Veterinärambt was no longer allowed to let her perform. Lucy was registered as an informal baboon, but a check showed that Lucy was not an informal baboon; she probably had fake CITES documents from another animal. This raises doubts about her age. Her origin could possibly be wild catch. She has now been completely at ease in the group for years.

Roco (Male)

Date of birth

04-10-1996

Date taken in

12-06-2025

Roco was found among rubbish in Spain by the Guardia Civil.

Alejandrita (female)

Date of birth

04-10-2010

Date taken in

12-06-2025

Alejandrita was seized by the Guardia Civil in a Spanish pet shop.

Lalita (female)

Date of birth

01-01-2002

Date taken in

12-06-2025

Lalita was seized from a French circus, thanks to some alert animal lovers.

Kaki (Male)

Date of birth

04-10-2006

Date taken in

12-06-2025

Kaki was kept by a circus. He had not left his cage in three years and for the last two years of that, he was also completely alone after the death of his female partner. The circus relinquished Kaki after the owner fell seriously ill with cancer.

Tyna (female)

Date of birth

04-05-2001

Date taken in

12-06-2025

Tyna came from a zoo where there was no more room for her. Despite being a different species, she plays a key role in the group of green baboons she was joined with at Stichting AAP.

Where does he feel most at home?

They live on the savannahs, steppes, forests and rocky areas of Central Africa. Their habitat is still growing.

What's his favourite food?

The green baboon is an omnivorous opportunist, searching for food both on the ground and in trees. He mainly eats grass, buds, leaves and fruit, supplemented with resin, gum and grasshoppers and other insects. He also eats small vertebrates, from lizards to young antelopes, and roots and blossoms. He easily adapts his diet.

Fun fact

Because some tail bones have grown together, there is a kink in the tail. This makes it seem like the tail is broken.