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

ENCOUNTERS between baboons and people are common in parts of South Africa. WhatsApp groups often share stories of baboons raiding a kitchen and stealing all the food. And stories appear in the ...

Even the closest family separates during the day to their various jobs and schools, and kids grow up and form their own families in their own homes. Baboons, however, live their entire lives in close ...

A baboon at ZooTampa has been given a clean bill of health after receiving oral surgery last summer from doctors who normally ...

Authorities have filed charges in the brutal killing of Raygun, a baboon beaten and set on fire, as the NSPCA pushes for ...

New study of baboons shows that a stressful upbringing can shorten life, but strong social bonds can help get those years back. New study of baboons shows that a stressful upbringing can shorten life, ...

A video has surfaced showing a road patrol attendant guiding a pair of baboons safely across Simon's Town's main road.

A research team led by William O'Hearn from the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research has found that female Guinea baboons court males more intensively when they show ...