Monkeys are often divided into two broad categories: Old World monkey or a New World monkey. Baboons are Old World monkeys that belong to the genus Papio and are commonly found in African and Arabia.

Studies show that chimps and humans share a 96% similarity in DNA. Humans, chimps and bonobos differ from gorillas by 1.6%, while humans and the African apes differ from the orangutan by a difference of 1.3%....