The set-up of the mirrors during mirror exposure and the mark test. (a) Two juvenile baboons exploring mirror 1 together. (b) An adult male interacting with the mirror. (c) Mirror 1 (vertical ...

Impala look to baboons for security from big cats lurking in the woodlands. From their watchtowers, baboons call out threats to the earth-bound impala. From the beginning of time in this small ...

But there's a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha stud—at least if you're a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, the number one males in baboon society are also some of ...

Alpha male baboons may earn the right to preside over their troops, but evidence indicates all that power takes its toll. A past study from Duke University research scientist Laurence Gesquiere ...

They’re the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls. But there’s a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha stud -- at least if you’re a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, ...

LONDON — When 112 wild baboons encountered mirrors for the first time in Namibia’s desert landscape, scientists watched eagerly. Would these clever primates recognize their own reflections, like ...

Try this easy chair-yoga workout with fitness expert Lorraine Ladish as a way to take a break anytime at home. Try this easy chair-yoga workout with fitness expert Lorraine Ladish as a way to take a ...

These males have dominance, respect, and the first pick of resources. But what if being on top wasn’t as great as it seemed? For alpha baboons, the price of power is steep. A new study shows that ...

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Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by Dr Alecia Carter (UCL Anthropology). Wild baboons not capable of visual self-awareness when viewing their own ...

Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by anthropologists at UCL. Published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study found that while the ...

I found a new diet guru in Stella, a baboon. Here’s what she taught me. In 2010, an anthropology student stalked Stella for 30 days on the outskirts of Cape Town in South Africa and t racked ...