The baboon's range extends from the Red Sea in Eritrea to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.
Baboons are also native to and live in the Sarawat region of southwestern Arabia, in both Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
The hamadryas baboon lives in semidesert areas, savannas, and rocky areas, requiring cliffs for sleeping and finding water.
Like all baboons, the hamadryas baboon is omnivorous and is adapted to its relatively dry habitat.
During the wet seasons, the baboon feeds on a variety of foods, including blossoms, seeds, grasses, wild roots, bark and leaves from acacia trees.
During the dry season, the baboons eat leaves of the Dobera glabra and sisal leaves.
Hamadryas baboons also eat insects, worms, reptiles, birds, and small mammals, including antelope.

The baboon's drinking activities also depend on the season.
During the wet seasons, the baboon do not have to go far to find pools of water.
During the dry seasons, they frequent up to three permanent waterholes.
Baboons rest at the waterholes during midafternoon and also dig drinking holes only a short distance from natural waterholes.
The baboon's range extends from the Red Sea in Eritrea to Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. Baboons are also native to and live in the Sarawat region of southwestern Arabia, in both Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The hamadryas baboon lives in semidesert areas, savannas, and rocky areas, requiring cliffs for sleeping and finding water. Like all baboons, the hamadryas baboon is omnivorous and is adapted to its relatively dry habitat. During the wet seasons, the baboon feeds on a variety of foods, including blossoms, seeds, grasses, wild roots, bark and leaves from acacia trees. During the dry season, the baboons eat leaves of the Dobera glabra and sisal leaves. Hamadryas baboons also eat insects, worms, reptiles, birds, and small mammals, including antelope.
The baboon's drinking activities also depend on the season. During the wet seasons, the baboon do not have to go far to find pools of water. During the dry seasons, they frequent up to three permanent waterholes. Baboons rest at the waterholes during midafternoon and also dig drinking holes only a short distance from natural waterholes.
Hamadryas baboon