Male baboons with female friends live longer
Close bonds with the opposite sex can have non-romantic benefits. And not just for people, but for our primate cousins, too.
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Baboon matriarchs enjoy less stress
You know the type: Loud. Swaggering. Pushy. The alpha male clearly runs the show. Female alphas are often less conspicuous than their puffed up male counterparts, but holding the top spot still has its perks.
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Sep 9, 2020
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Discovering the diet of the fossil Theropithecus oswaldi found in Cueva Victoria in Spain
A study published in Journal of Human Evolution reveals for the first time the diet of the fossil baboon Theropithecus oswaldi found in Cueva Victoria in Cartagena (Murcia, Spain), the only site in Europe with remains of ...
Archaeology
Mar 26, 2020
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Baboon mothers carry their dead infant up to 10 days
Baboon mothers living in the wild carry dead infants for up to ten days, according to a new study led by UCL and Université de Montpellier.
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Mar 11, 2020
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Sexually transmitted diseases reduce the willingness of female baboons to mate
Sexually transmitted diseases are widespread among animals and humans. Humans, however, know a multitude of protective and hygienic measures to protect themselves from infection. An international research team led by scientists ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2019
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For baboons, a mother's history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too
Numerous studies show that children who had a rough start in life are more likely to have health problems later on.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2019
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Climate change is putting even resilient and adaptable animals like baboons at risk
Baboons are large, smart, ground-dwelling monkeys. They are found across sub-Saharan Africa in various habitats and eat a flexible diet including meat, eggs, and plants. And they are known opportunists – in addition to ...
Ecology
May 16, 2019
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Genome sequencing of baboon species provides new understanding of evolutionary diversification
Rapidly increasing efforts to generate whole genome sequences for many vertebrate species are providing a significantly improved understanding of the biological differences among animals across the tree of life. In a new ...
Biotechnology
Jan 31, 2019
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Baboons shed light on antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic resistance is an ancient feature of gut microbial communities and sharing habitat with humans has had an important impact on the structure and function of gut microbiota of non-human primates, according to a study ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 26, 2018
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Mass baboon breakout shuts Paris zoo
Around 50 baboons escaped from their enclosure in Paris's main zoo on Friday, forcing wardens to evacuate visitors while order was restored, the zoo said.
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Jan 26, 2018
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