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

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 ...

A mix of training, high-quality dog food, and exercise will keep them primed for battle. Bottom line? These dogs are the sleeper agents of protection work. Baboons won’t know what hit them. Small but ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to self-awareness in the animal kingdom, not all primates pass the test. A recent study conducted in the harsh wilderness of Namibia reveals that wild baboons, despite their remarkable ...

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 ...

Januworry is hitting dry for the baboons as well. A baboon digging inside a kid sized Checkers Sixty60 bike/TikTok Screenshot/sorrymrsjackson003 It seems even the baboons are feeling the pinch of ...