Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years. In that time she's come to understand the species ...

A study of baboons found that have an easy life when young can pay off years into the future. Catherine Markham Growing up in troubled times strongly affects lifespan in baboons, a new study shows.

Baboons on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula are attracted to residential areas by the ready availability of food waste and fruit trees. The extirpation of the primates’ natural predators and steady ...