Like people, nonhuman primates live in groups that vary in size and shape depending on the species. Some primate groups are ...

Monkeys come in an incredible range of sizes, from tiny species that can fit in your hand to intimidating primates weighing ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Conservationist Rita Miljo, who cared for and reintroduced packs of baboons back into the wilds of South Africa, died in a fire that destroyed much of the headquarters of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Instead, I turned and was shocked to see Split Lip, the alpha male baboon from the troop that was frequenting Misty Cliffs, a ...

A new study has found that chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) like to feed on antelope poop, especially during drier months when vegetation might be sparse. Researchers deployed collar cameras attached to ...

Animals have learned how to open car doors, jump through windows to grab snacks. A baboon attempts to open the door of a car at Cape Point on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday.

The baboon was associated with several deities in early African civilizations and frequently represented in their art. It ...

In one of the most widely read posts on the Animals and Us blog (here), I discussed whether a troop of hamadryas baboons living in a garbage dump at Taif, Saudi Arabia kidnap puppies and raise them as ...

Johannesburg — It was a normal holiday morning. My family was getting up for the day and my husband had just left for a meeting. I was holding one of my children in my arms and another by the hand ...