Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by anthropologists at UCL.

In a lab test, chimps and orangutans can recognize their own reflection. But in the wild, baboons seemingly can’t do the same.

A few things come to mind when we imagine the alpha male type. They're the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls. But there's a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha stud—at least if ...

The researchers observed 120 Chacma baboons in Tsaobis Nature Park, Namibia, between May and October 2021 to better understand self-awareness among wild non-hominid primates, who have previously ...

A new study confirms that wild baboons do not recognize themselves in mirrors, reinforcing previous research on monkey ...

LONDON — When 112 wild baboons encountered mirrors for the first time in Namibia’s desert landscape, scientists watched eagerly. Would these clever primates recognize their own reflections ...

The baboon’s journey through Pretoria was monitored with the hope that he would make his way to a troop near Bronkhorstpruit.

A study on wild baboons finds they fail the mirror test, raising new questions about self-recognition in animals.

Since 1971, researchers have monitored individual wild baboons in southern Kenya on a near-daily basis, keeping careful track of their social interactions and other behavior over their lifetimes as ...

Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by anthropologists. Published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study found that while the baboons ...

A male baboon closely follows his mate. Credit: Courtney Fitzpatrick, Texas A&M University Since 1971, researchers have monitored individual wild baboons in southern Kenya on a near-daily basis, ...