In the late 1800s, travelers passing through the Uitenhage railway station in South Africa sometimes noticed something odd happening inside the signal box. A chacma baboon sat at the levers, pulling ...

An ingenious new camera collar has offered researchers from our Anthropology department an unprecedented glimpse into the secret lives of wild baboons in South Africa. The pioneering devices have ...

Male (right) and female (left, with infant) friends in a population of Chacma baboons. (From Palombit, 2009). Among other things, friends are people you count on to come to your aid when you need help ...

Two chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in Da Gama Park, Cape Town. Anna Bracken Many animals form groups. Living in a group can protect individuals from predators, reducing risk; it also helps them to ...

Leah Findlay works for the the Alldays Wildlife and Communities Research Centre in South Africa. She is the research coordinator of the Primate and Predator Project, which seeks to understand the ...

Sibling rivalry might not unique to humans. New scientific research shows that baboon siblings in southern Africa also feel jealousy toward each other. Sibling rivalry can be intense between young ...