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 ...

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 ...

'The baboons were revered as representations of Thoth, the god of the moon and wisdom, and adviser to the sun god Ra.' By Laura Baisas Published Dec 6, 2023 2:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

This very brave leopard thought it was a good idea to hunt a troop of baboons, but, he immediately regretted it when they beat him up in a major attack. Thirty-year-old accountant and bush lover, ...

Ancient Egyptians kept sacred, revered baboons in captivity, a new study has revealed. Archeologists and historians already knew that Egyptians revered and mummified several species of animals ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baboons are among the largest monkeys in the world, typically standing 20 to 47 inches tall and weighing 50 to 100 pounds, depending on the species. In addition to their size, baboons also have sharp ...