These friendships often lasted for life, and scientists say they show how male primates can use kindness and affection to socially succeed.

but literally being within 100 meters of the same set of people from the time you are born until the time you die. For humans, of course, this is unimaginable. Even the closest family separates during ...

You're a baboon and you need some advice as to how not to be stressed out in the world. If you got a choice in the matter between being a high-ranking baboon or a baboon that does a lot of social ...

Animal Behaviour 46: 791-802 Barton R A and Whiten A 1993 Feeding competition among female olive baboons, Papio anubis. Animal Behaviour 46: 777-789 Bennett B T and Spector M R 1989 The use of ...

But there's a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha stud—at least if you're a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, the number one males in baboon society are also some of ...