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 ...

By and large, however, Newtonian physics and traditional biology still apply, and that is worth remembering as we watch the ...

The alpha can scare other males away with merely a raised eyebrow or a flash of his fangs. Instead, the researchers found the number one ... for example. But for dominant male baboons, “stress ...

New research indicates that alpha male baboons are some of the most stressed – and this stress comes from the effort they put ...

Alpha male baboons may earn the right to preside over ... Gesquiere added that for alpha males, all that stress “definitely has long-term consequences.” These costs appear to speed up their ...

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 few things come to mind when we imagine the "alpha male" type. They're the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls.

Male baboons will stop at nothing to protect their troop. And Tharos had a lucky escape. As long as the all-seeing baboons live in the woodlands, the siblings will have no luck here.

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, like ...