There are over 300 monkey species alive today, and while most are peaceful, tree-dwelling insectivores and herbivores, a ...

As humanity’s closest cousins in the animal kingdom, primates offer a fascinating look at complex social behavior in the wild ...

New research shows father-daughter relationships have a positive influence on female baboons’ lives—when the dads stick ...

Kinda baboons were classified as a subspecies of yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) until 2013, when genetic evidence revealed them to be different enough to be their own species.

Lisa Marie, a female hamadryas baboon, and her son, Defari. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) The San Diego Zoo has announced that a baby hamadryas baboon, the first born there ...

Unlike most baboon species, where female social bonds dominate and male–female relationships are often short-lived or revolve around mating, the research led by anthropologist Anna Weyher ...

[calming music] While their size varies across the five species of baboon, an average adult male can weigh between 15-37kg and can stand up to a metre tall.

Among baboons, females tend to form the strongest bonds with each other. Adult males live apart from them, except when mating. The species of Kinda baboons are different. A new study led by Anna ...

The mammal world is sorely lacking in good dads—at least by human standards. In most mammalian species, males saddle the mother with their offspring while they continue to galavant around and ...