An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new light on ...

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 kindae), revealing a ...

The more time alpha males spend guarding mates, the higher their stress hormones rise and the more their energy reserves ...

A study published in 2011 provided one of the first clues that being an alpha male comes with a cost. The research, led by ...

A young boy from Beitbridge is nursing serious injuries after being attacked by a baboon in a shocking case of human-wildlife ...

Female dolphins engage in synchronized swimming and female baboons alter their menstrual cycle to avoid male coercion and ...

Fascinating study reveals the self-awareness of wild baboons. Learn how scientists tested whether baboons can recognize ...

The first evidence pointing to the unique daily problems faced by alpha male baboons arrived in 2011, when Gesquiere and ...

The Amboseli Baboon Research Project has been studying the behavior, social dynamics, and hormone levels of wild baboons in ...

A few things come to mind when we imagine the “alpha male” type. They’re the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls.

An alpha male baboon keeps close tabs on a fertile female in the Amboseli basin of southern Kenya. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

A few things come to mind when we imagine the alpha male type. They're the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls. But ...