Suddenly, a slightly older youngster decided to grab a piece of a stick and challenge all the other baby
baboons to play 'catch me if you can'.
Fun game: Developing survival tactics
Morgan said: "Past research at the zoo found that certain
baboons floss using their own hair and bristles from broom heads.
Flossing becomes monkey business
As the
baboons ran on the streets, startled motorists took videos, which were later shared on social media.
Baboons Use Barrel To Escape Texas Research Facility
To explore those dynamics, the researchers collected data on sex and aggression across four years in two large
baboon groups.
Did you know sexual harassment is widespread in primate societies?
From
baboons to buffalo, scientists are finding examples of democracy across the animal kingdom (see Voting Gone Wild, right).
Monkey majority
For 11
baboons, we also collected a paired fecal sample, which we analyzed for evidence of viral shedding.
Naturally circulating hepatitis a virus in Olive Baboons, Uganda
Everyone screamed and started crying in case the
baboons got in and killed us!
The North East's very own safari experience, Lambton Lion Park; Lambton Lion Park in County Durham attracted thousands to see African and Asian wildlife between 1972 and 1980
The present study aimed to establish primary
baboon osteoblast cultures as a model for phytoestrogen testing, and to determine the effects of PM extract and its phytoestrogens (i.e., genistein and puerarin) on
baboon primary osteoblasts.
Pueraria mirifica extract and puerarin enhance proliferation and expression of alkaline phosphatase and type I collagen in primary baboon osteoblasts
Around 10 chacma
baboons into the third-floor flat and wreaked havoc after one managed to the window open.
PRIMATE SUSPECTS; Monkeys plunder flat and flee with loot
coli infection in a
baboon kept in pet shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BALANTIDIUM COLI INFECTION IN HAMADRYAS BABOON (PAPIO HAMADRYAS) IN SAUDI ARABIA: A CASE REPORT
The study tracked eight olive
baboons, ages 4 to 14, in 54 separate trials of guess-which-cup-has-the-most-treats.
Monkey Math: Baboons Show Brain's Ability to Understand Numbers
Through his gestures, the
baboon is communicating with the lawyer, saying "[Keep] your distance because I am the boss in this group," says the biologist, Patrick van Veen.
Go APE with training: Primates offer lessons in workplace behavior
Who or what was an early modern
baboon? The term itself connotes a panoply of potentialities across the late medieval and early modern periods.
"To bark with judgment": playing baboon in early modern London
As his study draws to a close, his favourite
baboon, who he has called Critical, is trying to find a family and fend off male rivals - while Mat attempts to foster a greater understanding of the creatures among the local Afar tribe, who have traditionally regarded them as enemies.
BEST NATURE
David Ross, General Manager at Knowsley Safari Park, said: "For a
baboon, to have a car to play with for a whole day is manna from heaven!"
Cheeky monkeys let loose on new car