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Monkey Trouble
Baboons in South Africa
| Humans belong to the same __________________of animals as apes. | Order |
| A(n) _______________________is a diagram that shows the family relationships between organisms. | Cladogram |
| Humans and baboons are each a type of ________________________ | Primate |
| Human-wildlife _____________________often develop when urban areas expand into wild territory. | Conflicts |
| Wild animals that live in developed areas can become ______________________ to the presence of humans. | Habituated |
| In 2010, scientists counted 11 different _____________________ of baboons living on the outskirts of Cape Town. | Troops |
| Scientists discovered that baboons that live in proximity to humans are _____________________ likely to develop diseases. | More |
| Officials sometimes _________________________ baboons to decrease the population size. | Cull |
| In Cape Town, officials have tried to scare some baboons away from humans with a nonlethal technique called ______________________________. | Hazing |
| The size of Cape Town's population has ____________________________ in recent years. | Increased |