Wild and Free Foundation - What is the mating signs for a female Baboon? When a female baboon is about to mate, her bottom swells and turns red to signal the males.
![Guinea baboons, Papio papio, half portrait, bottom, side view, focus on the foreground Stock Photo - Alamy Guinea baboons, Papio papio, half portrait, bottom, side view, focus on the foreground Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H46RNJ/guinea-baboons-papio-papio-half-portrait-bottom-side-view-focus-on-H46RNJ.jpg)
Guinea baboons, Papio papio, half portrait, bottom, side view, focus on the foreground Stock Photo - Alamy
![Stock photo of Hamadryas baboons display red bottoms {Papio hamadryas} C. Available for sale on www.naturepl.com Stock photo of Hamadryas baboons display red bottoms {Papio hamadryas} C. Available for sale on www.naturepl.com](https://nplimages.infradoxxs.com/cache/pcache2/01092231.jpg)
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![CHACHA BABOON - Female offers herself to male, showing red bottom to indicate female is in oestrus (Papio ursinus). South Africa. - SuperStock CHACHA BABOON - Female offers herself to male, showing red bottom to indicate female is in oestrus (Papio ursinus). South Africa. - SuperStock](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/4220/Comp/4220-20157305.webp)
CHACHA BABOON - Female offers herself to male, showing red bottom to indicate female is in oestrus (Papio ursinus). South Africa. - SuperStock
![The Baboon's Bottom by Keith Faulkner - First Edition - 2000 - from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (SKU: 0129508) The Baboon's Bottom by Keith Faulkner - First Edition - 2000 - from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (SKU: 0129508)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/845/369/1305369845.0.x.1.jpg)