Troops
There are about 630 baboons in 16 troops across the Cape Peninsula, from the Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park to Constantia. Seven troops are in or near the park, while nine are closer to developed areas. Some troops, like Da Gama and Waterfall, spend a lot of time in urban spaces, while others, like Mountain Troop 1, stay mostly in natural areas. Some, like the Plateau Road Troop, move between private farms. Baboons shift their range based on factors like seasons, fires, troop dynamics, development, and access to high-calorie food. As the baboon population grows, their range expands, and new splinter troops form.
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Learn more about each troop (age and sex class structure from June 2024):
Map of Troops
Click on the different GREEN icons on the map to navigate to the troop-specific sections or click on the drop-downs to the right for more information.
North Troops
Constantia 1 (CT1)
Constantia 1
- Population Size: 43
- Troop Structure
- Males: 5
- Adult Females: 12
- Subadult Male: 3
- Subadult Female: 1
- Immatures: 22
Constantia 2 (CT2)
Constantia 2
- Population Size: 18
- Troop Structure
- Males: 1
- Adult Females: 6
- Subadult Male: 2
- Subadult Female: 1
- Immatures: 8
Mountain 1 (MT1)
Mountain 1
- Population Size: 54
- Troop Structure
- Males: 4
- Adult Females: 19
- Subadult Male: 2
- Subadult Female: 2
- Immatures: 27
Mountain 2 (MT2)
Mountain 2
- Population Size: 33
- Troop Structure
- Males: 3
- Adult Females: 9
- Subadult Male: 3
- Subadult Female: 1
- Immatures: 17
Tokai (TK)
Tokai
- Population Size: 115
- Troop Structure
- Males: 7
- Adult Females: 33
- Subadult Male: 8
- Subadult Female: 4
- Immatures: 63
Zwaanswyk (ZW)
Zwaanswyk
- Population Size: 32
- Troop Structure
- Males: 5
- Adult Females: 6
- Subadult Male: 2
- Subadult Female: 0
- Immatures: 19
South Troops
Da Gama (DG)
Da Gama
- Population Size: 20
- Troop Structure
- Males: 2
- Adult Females: 4
- Subadult Male: 1
- Subadult Female: 1
- Immatures: 12
*This includes the small splinter troop
Groot Olifantsbos (GOB)
Groot Olifantsbos
- Population Size: 46
- Troop Structure
- Males:1
- Adult Females: 11
- Subadult Male: 2
- Subadult Female: 2
- Immatures: 30
Slangkop (SK)
Slangkop
- Population Size: 43
- Troop Structure
- Males: 4
- Adult Females: 14
- Subadult Male: 3
- Subadult Female: 0
- Immatures: 22
Smitswinkel (SWB)
Smitswinkel
- Population Size: 27
- Troop Structure
- Males: 2
- Adult Females: 9
- Subadult Male: 2
- Subadult Female: 1
- Immatures: 13
Seaforth (SF)
Seaforth
- Population Size: 16
- Troop Structure
- Males: 1
- Adult Females: 6
- Subadult Male: 1
- Subadult Female: 1
- Immatures:7
Waterfall (WF)
Waterfall
- Population Size: 42
- Troop Structure
- Males: 4
- Adult Females: 18
- Subadult Male: 2
- Subadult Female: 1
- Immatures: 17