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35mm slide: 11504
Date of Photo
1967
World Region
Old World
Description
Male baboon: Safe from predators, a male baboon adopts the posture it may keep all night long. Its ischial callosities, or callous pads, bear its weight and permit it to sleep sitting up even on slender branches.
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Fauna: Modern/living

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3074 x 4642
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2 MB
Record
17323
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17323/17323

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"Male baboon: Safe from predators, a male baboon adopts the posture it may keep all night long. Its ischial callosities, or callous pads, bear its weight and permit it to sleep sitting up even on slender branches.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17323/17323. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 24, 2024.
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