Among baboons, females tend to form the strongest bonds with each other. Adult males live apart from them, except when mating. The species of Kinda baboons are different. A new study led by Anna ...

AMHERST, Mass. — An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new light on the social behaviors of Kinda baboons (Papio ...

(Above: Watch the troop of hamadryas baboons at the San Diego Zoo in the video provided by the San Diego Zoo) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby hamadryas baboon was recently born at the San Diego Zoo ...

Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years. In that time she's come to understand the species ...

Baboons are remarkable animals. While they often are written off as unintelligent violently aggressive creatures and bear the brunt of uninformed slurs, nothing could be further from the truth about ...

A study found that female baboons with strong bonds with their fathers lived 2-4 years longer. Researchers believe paternal care creates a "zone of safety" for young baboons, contributing to their ...

Self-awareness may be beyond primates in the wild. Chimps, organutans and other species faced with a mirror react to a dot on their face in the lab, a widely used measure of self-awareness. But while ...

A study reveals that dominant members of primate troops miss out on restful nights. The post ‘Heavy is the head that wears the crown’ applies to baboons too appeared first on Talker.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby hamadryas baboon was recently born at the San Diego Zoo and can now be viewed by visitors in the Africa Rocks habitat. The male infant baboon is named Defari, which ...