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 ...

The baboons might see the mark as projected onto the mirror instead of their own faces. The baboons did appear to understand the mirror depicted the scenery behind them, and that the image in the ...

Alpha male baboons may earn the right to preside over their troops, but evidence indicates all that power takes its toll. A past study from Duke University research scientist Laurence Gesquiere ...

But what exactly was fueling the baboons’ stress response was unclear. In the new study, published Jan. 22 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the researchers combined 14 years of ...

Baboons often travel in structured line formations known as "progressions" as they move through their home range. Previous studies offered conflicting explanations for this behavior.

South Africa's Cape Peninsula is a big tourist draw, but it's also home to hundreds of brazen baboons, and there's fear people-monkey encounters are set to rise.

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.

Analysis - Encounters between baboons and people are common in parts of South Africa. ... Baboons and Human Fear - a Deep History Behind the Cruel Attacks in South Africa. 19 February 2025.

Baboons and human fear: a deep history behind the cruel attacks in South Africa Premium A young male baboon named Raygun was being tracked as he made his way through a suburb of Pretoria to the wilds.