(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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 ...

An adult male and infant baboon in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya. This doesn’t necessarily show that father-daughter bonding improves longevity; it may be that healthy young females, already destined ...

There are six different species of baboons. Scientists have found that certain species of baboons are more aggressive than others. However, when push comes to shove, every species of baboon can be ...

In a previous Psychology Today post (here), I argued that humans are the only species to keep pets. (Calm down — I know about Koko's kitten, etc. While long-term odd couple attachments between species ...

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 ...

Self-awareness may be beyond primates in the wild. Chimps, organutans and other species faced with a mirror react to a dot on their face in the lab, a widely used measure of self-awareness. But while ...

A four-week-old baboon hangs from its mother at the zoo in Cali, Colombia on May 20, 2022. Credit - Raul Arboleda–AFP/Getty Images My closest brush with motherhood was an intense 24 hours fostering an ...

After years and years of advocating better baboon management, the glimpse of another ‘new action plan’ is beguiling. But is it convincing? Jenni Trethowan, Peter Willis and Ben Cousins weigh in on ...