The Baboon monkey naturally lives in brush, grassland, or rocky country, foraging on the ground for roots, seeds, fruits, insects, and small animals, including other monkeys. Depending on the species, they may gather in troops of 350 individuals or more for protection at sleep sites on rock outcroppings. Most species travel in groups of 40 to 80, which are socially based on a core of females and may include several transient males. Baboons are subtle, intelligent animals and can learn to raid a field of crops or houses for easy food. [The Columbia Encyclopedia]

The Baboon's in the Animal Resource Center are far from home, both physically and mentally. The Baboons are confined in a small cage no larger then 6' x 4' x 4'. The ARC openly admits that they are not very well equipped to house primates, especially these Baboons, as ideally these intelligent animals need space to live in, to play in. These infants are only six months old, which is the equivalent of a young human child. They have a small, black and white television with cartoons on most of the day. They drink Tang in their dispenser bottles, as this provides them with a good source of Vitamin C.

These Baboon's are paired together to relieve the dull monotony of life in a cage, life imprisioned. They suffer, just any of us would suffer in such confinement. But that's not all - they are currently ailling from induced post-diarrheal uremic syndrome (HUS) by their "benevolent benefactor" Dr. Richard Siegler.