Male (right) and female (left, with infant) friends in a population of Chacma baboons. (From Palombit, 2009). Among other things, friends are people you count on to come to your aid when you need help ...

Baboons have been observed carrying their dead infants around and cleaning their mouths in an apparent reaction to the loss, researchers have said. While studying Namibian chacma baboons for 13 years ...

Sibling rivalry might not unique to humans. New scientific research shows that baboon siblings in southern Africa also feel jealousy toward each other. Sibling rivalry can be intense between young ...

March 11 (UPI) --Wild baboon mothers carry dead infants for up to ten days, according to a new study. The research promises to illuminate the ways animals deal with death. Over the course of 13 years, ...

Baboon mothers living in the wild have been observed carrying their dead infants for as long as 10 days, according to scientists. A new study by University College London and France’s Université de ...

Officials in Cape Town, South Africa, want to eliminate 117 primates from the area after increasing disputes between wildlife and residents, Mongabay reported. The local wildlife management group ...

Leah Findlay works for the the Alldays Wildlife and Communities Research Centre in South Africa. She is the research coordinator of the Primate and Predator Project, which seeks to understand the ...

Baboon mothers living in the wild carry dead infants for up to ten days, according to a new study led by UCL and Université de Montpellier. Chacma baboons live in large multi-sex groups, with strong ...

After observing the mating habits of chacma baboons living in the wild over a four-year period, researchers have found that males of the species often use long-term sexual intimidation to control ...

Abusive relationships may seem uniquely human, but we might share this toxic trait with our primate relatives. It turns out that baboons exhibit behavior that looks startlingly similar to intimate ...

The international movement of baboons has become administratively normal, processed through permits and paperwork, while public scrutiny remains focused elsewhere. The most unsettling aspect of the ...

Sibling rivalry can be intense between young children. (Impersonating angry parent) Leave me alone while I'm combing your sister's hair. It's easy to imagine a mother or father barking those words to ...