This is yet another impressive exhibit at the Singapore Zoo, in fact one of the best in my opinion.
As the name suggests, it is a replica of the Great Rift Valley in Ethiopia. This 8,000 square metres area is build to resembles the natural habitat for the Hamadryas Baboons. 
Look at the entrance into the great rift valley. Simply dramatic and real. In fact, in this area, there are also replicas of the huts and villages in Ethiopia that gives you the feeling like you're in Ethiopia itself except for all the visitors busy posing for photos.
OK, so how successful exactly is this major habitat replica for a species known as Hamadryas Baboons? Look at pictures below.
There are close to 90 of these baboons in this valley! Yes 90 of them. In fact it is scary to see so up close of so many of them. The valley was sort of design to be block by stones and we need to steal a peek at them through the valley stones. This is just so bloody impressive. 
Something rather distinct about the Hamadryas Baboons that is worth mentioning is that their bum is really red. In fact, females in heat and the dominant males have the reddest bum. When they show off their bums it means "I'm the boss" for the male and "Let's mate" for the female. This is rather funny don't you think.  |
| Valley of the baboons! |
This is a Banded Mongooes who also resides in this Great Rift Valley.
Location : Singapore
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