In a lab test, chimps and orangutans can recognize their own reflection. But in the wild, baboons seemingly can’t do the same.

A new study confirms that wild baboons do not recognize themselves in mirrors, reinforcing previous research on monkey ...

This monkey is a terrestrial species that inhabits the grasslands of Ethiopia where its diet consists almost entirely of grass. Many people mistakenly think geladas are a type of baboon ...

A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that while the baboons noticed and responded to a laser mark ...

Baboons will raid farms and homes looking for food, and some baboons will attack crops. Size As the largest member of the ...

To find out if baboons, which are particularly sociable monkeys, are capable of this level of sophistication, researchers conducted an experiment at a French primate centre. Eighteen Guinea ...

Ancient Egyptians mummified baboons for religious purposes, but new research reveals they were likely raised in captivity ...

Farmer François Theron hates baboons. Some 1 ,000 of the big monkeys live on his sheep farm in South Africa’s Cape province. Says he: “They’ll rip off a sheep’s leg for breakfast and ...

Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by anthropologists at UCL.

"As the baboons didn't touch the marks when viewed indirectly, this research confirms that monkeys don't spontaneously recognise themselves in a mirror. But, given the monkeys quickly familiarised ...