Authorities in Cape Town, South Africa, have released an updated baboon action plan aimed at reducing conflict between people ...

ALTHOUGH simians are widespread and occasionally numerous in South Africa, more especially in those parts which are wooded or mountainous, they belong to only five — or, if one excludes the ...

Dominant baboons sleep less at night, as social rank keeps leaders more alert and prone to nighttime disruptions.

Male (right) and female (left, with infant) friends in a population of Chacma baboons. (From Palombit, 2009). Among other things, friends are people you count on to come to your aid when you need help ...

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 ...

An ingenious new camera collar has offered researchers from our Anthropology department an unprecedented glimpse into the secret lives of wild baboons in South Africa. The pioneering devices have ...

On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town’s seaside village of Simon’s Town, three young chacma baboons cause a commotion, clambering on roofs, jumping between buildings and swinging on the gutters. Enchanted ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ben Walton and the BBC Natural History Unit A juicy bug perhaps, or maybe some fruit from ...

March 11 (UPI) --Wild baboon mothers carry dead infants for up to ten days, according to a new study. The research promises to illuminate the ways animals deal with death. Over the course of 13 years, ...

Individuals of one species of baboon show a strong preference for seeking out members of a troop possessing characteristics like their own, cozying up to those close to them in age, dominance rank and ...

A new study finds that dominant baboons, compared to lower-ranked individuals, experience shorter and more fragmented sleep ...

Baboon mothers living in the wild have been observed carrying their dead infants for as long as 10 days, according to scientists. A new study by University College London and France’s Université de ...