A new study has found that chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) like to feed on antelope poop, especially during drier months when vegetation might be sparse. Researchers deployed collar cameras attached to ...

In a study published today in The American Naturalist, a group of scientists led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have used a technique developed to study human consumer choices to ...

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 ...

Primatologists Rassina Farassi, left, and Emanuela Rabajoli track two troops of baboons in Gorongosa National Park in Chitengo, Mozambique. Kang-Chun Cheng By Kang-Chun Cheng, Contributor Chitengo, ...

Two chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in Da Gama Park, Cape Town. Anna Bracken Many animals form groups. Living in a group can protect individuals from predators, reducing risk; it also helps them to ...

An infant Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park in the south African nation of Botswana. The baby baboon and his family played on the edge of the Chobe River and were photographed ...

Scientists from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town have tracked social grooming behaviour in wild baboons using collar-mounted accelerometers. The study, published in the journal Royal ...

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To help solve a mystery, scientists enlisted unlikely detectives — mice. The question involved baboons. Knowing who's considered family is critical for these primates, not only to avoid inbreeding, ...