When a baby born prematurely was in need of a new heart, doctors found the answer in an unlikely and controversial source: a ...

Planning a big trip often requires flexibility. In some cases, it may also require mentally preparing for a baboon attack. While monkeys may be cute, they ...

A group of baboons thought it was safe to climb down from a tree when a buffalo wandered off, but they were wrong. In a hysterical video posted by Wild Friends Africa, nearly a dozen baboons acting ...

An adult male and infant baboon in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya. This doesn’t necessarily show that father-daughter bonding improves longevity; it may be that healthy young females, already destined ...

Baboons in trouble - again. The inadequacy of animal protection laws when it comes to wild animals who create a nuisance to farmers ...

Baboons have a knack for breaking into houses for their next meal. Here's how you can keep them away for good.

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After years and years of advocating better baboon management, the glimpse of another ‘new action plan’ is beguiling. But is it convincing? Jenni Trethowan, Peter Willis and Ben Cousins weigh in on ...

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In a previous Psychology Today post (here), I argued that humans are the only species to keep pets. (Calm down — I know about Koko's kitten, etc. While long-term odd couple attachments between species ...

What governs? Yes, we know that heredity and environment interact but how potent are epigenetics really? We know we should reduce stress but that's easier said than done. Is there help beyond ...