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 ...

In a unique study, researchers from Swansea University (UK) and the University of Cape Town in South Africa have used GPS collars to study the collective behavior of a troop of baboons living on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the Egyptian god Thoth was often depicted as having a human body with the head of an ibis, there has been much speculation ...

When a Guinea baboon gets hold of meat, who eats next isn’t luck, it’s loyalty. After nearly 10 years observing wild Guinea baboons in Senegal, researchers uncovered a hidden rule behind every meal.

ARLINGTON, Va.-- Baboon fathers may be promiscuous, but, when it comes to their offspring, they really do care. In a finding that surprised researchers, a recent three-year study of five baboon groups ...

Majority rule: it’s not just for human governments. New research suggests that even among animal species with rigid social hierarchies, group decisions are more advantageous than playing follow the ...

In one of the most widely read posts on the Animals and Us blog (here), I discussed whether a troop of hamadryas baboons living in a garbage dump at Taif, Saudi Arabia kidnap puppies and raise them as ...

In the animal kingdom, hunting behavior is often associated with large carnivores, but some primates also prey on other primates. Footage reveals chimpanzees coordinating group hunts to capture ...