Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for ...

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LONDON — Books about baboons, colons and a French dairy product are among the finalists announced today for the Diagram Prize for year’s oddest book title. “Baboon Metaphysics,” an academic study of ...

This Valentine’s Day, the lovelorn would do well to consult psychology Prof. Barbara Smuts, who literally wrote the book on love – baboon love, that is. Surprisingly, however, the many field studies ...

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Female baboons that had a harder life as youngsters tend to end up struggling in social situations as adults. These individuals often fail to give the friendly grunt that usually precedes social ...

(CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often be found rummaging through rubbish bins and around back yards. The chacma baboon, native to southern Africa, has become quite ...

Male baboons living in the same group sound more like one another than males in other groups, suggesting that social interaction may be key to vocal similarities in non-human primates. Communication ...

LONDON -- Books about baboons, colons and a French dairy product are among the finalists announced Friday for the Diagram Prize for year's oddest book title. "Baboon Metaphysics," an academic study of ...