AMHERST, Mass. — An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new light on the social behaviors of Kinda baboons (Papio ...

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 ...

Researchers at Swansea University have discovered that baboons walk in lines, not for safety or strategy, but simply to stay close to their friends. Baboons often travel in structured line formations ...

Among baboons, females tend to form the strongest bonds with each other. Adult males live apart from them, except when mating. The species of Kinda baboons are different. A new study led by Anna ...

Marco Fele, the study's lead author and PhD student at Swansea University, said: "We know that strong social bonds are important for baboons -- they're linked to longer lives and greater reproductive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient Egyptians, as it turns out, were up to a bit of monkey business. They raised baboons in captivity, subjected them to ...

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.

The ancient Egyptians, as it turns out, were up to a bit of monkey business. They raised baboons in captivity, subjected them to poor living conditions and then mummified them, according to a study ...