Animal rights activists disagree with authorities on how best to handle boom in primate population near Table Mountain ...

The actions in the R27-million plan for the Cape Peninsula’s chacma baboons are irreversible. The urgent question is whether ...

Wildlife Paws in Dullstroom is racing to raise approximately R350 000 to build a baboon enclosure that could save an orphaned baby’s life and create a future space for rehabilitation and release back ...

A tense wildlife standoff unfolded in Tanzania when a troop of baboons surrounded a young male leopard and forced it to retreat high into a palm tree. The dramatic encounter on January 22 shows the ...

Young primates in a southern African nature park were observed to constantly interfere when their mother was giving attention to a younger brother or sister. By Annie Roth Annie Roth has reported on ...

Anubis Baboons eat in their enclosure at the French CNRS’ (National Centre for Scientific Research) primatology centre where various monkey species are raised for the entire French scientific ...

PARIS - Sibling rivalry isn’t just a problem for humans – young baboons also compete for their mother’s attention, scientists said on Feb 11. The scenario is familiar for many parents: just when they ...

Rafiki, the wise and eccentric character from Disney’s “The Lion King,” is one of the most memorable supporting characters in animation history. With his colorful face, staff adorned with gourds, and ...

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I was observing a 9-year-old male baboon in the Serengeti of East Africa one day in 1983. Baboon troops are very hierarchical, and this baboon was a familiar type — a young macho bruiser on the way up ...

Authorities in Cape Town, South Africa, have released an updated baboon action plan aimed at reducing conflict between people and baboons, which regularly enter urban areas in search of food. The plan ...