Mummified remains of baboons in Egypt found over a century ago have long puzzled researchers. The primates were not native to Egypt and had their canine teeth removed before being preserved. New ...

A group of baboons thought it was safe to climb down from a tree when a buffalo wandered off, but they were wrong. In a hysterical video posted by Wild Friends Africa, nearly a dozen baboons acting ...

We've all had to deal with breakups — with close friends or romantic partners. But breakups aren't a uniquely human phenomenon. Our primate cousins do it too. Robert Seyfarth, a primatologist at the ...

Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years. In that time she's come to understand the species ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Plumes, the animal-serenading French singer-guitarist, is going viral once again. The sweet-voiced musician shared a video of himself treating a group of Geladababoons to a lilting open-air concert.

A growing body of research hints that for nonhuman primates, purely platonic relationships come with big benefits. A study that draws on decades of research about baboons is adding to a pile of ...

For 50 years, researchers in Kenya have studied more than 1,500 baboons across eight generations. What they’ve learned could apply to our lives, too. After darting a baboon named Olduvai in Kenya’s ...

"Have you heard about the baboons on the loose?" It's the first question you're likely to be asked around the watercooler today, as three of the primates did indeed take a walk on the wild side in ...

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