A female Yellow Baboon takes a break from foraging so that her very young infant can suckle. She sits on a granite koppie and watches and listens.


A female Yellow Baboon takes a break from foraging so that her very young infant can suckle. She sits on a granite koppie and watches and listens for any threat that the sentinels will warn of.


Size: 5400px × 3545px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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