Many people assume baboons and mandrills are the same animal because both belong to the Old World monkey family and share similar body shapes. In fact, mandrills were once grouped with baboons and are ...

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Like humans, baboons are able to cooperate with another of their kind for the common good—or punish them if they don't reciprocate, a study said on Friday. Scientists have long debated whether animals ...

On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town's seaside village of Simon's Town, three young chacma baboons cause a commotion, clambering on roofs, jumping between buildings and swinging on the gutters. Enchanted ...

Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently” round up two baboon ...

A pair of baboons trapped a young male leopard at the top of a palm tree for two hours before it managed to escape. Emmanuel ...

Self-awareness may be beyond primates in the wild. Chimps, organutans and other species faced with a mirror react to a dot on their face in the lab, a widely used measure of self-awareness. But while ...

Monkeys come in an incredible range of sizes, from tiny species that can fit in your hand to intimidating primates weighing over 100 pounds. While many of these species are known for their agility and ...