Self-awareness may be beyond primates in the wild. Chimps, organutans and other species faced with a mirror react to a dot on their face in the lab, a widely used measure of self-awareness. But while ...

Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by anthropologists. Published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study found that while the baboons ...

Humans like to study themselves in a mirror. But wild baboons, when presented with a mirror, don’t seem to recognize they’re staring at their own selves, a new study has found. For decades, ...

Heavy is the head that wears the crown - even for baboons. Dominant members of primate troops miss out on restful nights, ...

Amid growing opposition from animal welfare organisations, the City of Cape Town confirms plans for a baboon sanctuary on the ...

The City of Cape Town is moving forward with plans for a baboon sanctuary on the Cape Peninsula, despite rising opposition ...

When it comes to stress for baboons and people it's all about hierarchy. Sept. 22, 2008 — -- Baboons are aggressive, mean-spirited and wild. And when it comes to stress, apparently they are just ...

New research has found a surprising link between grooming and physiological stress in wild baboons. While grooming often calms, this study suggests it can sometimes elevate stress levels. This gives ...

It was the first time a controlled laser mark test has been done on these animals in a wild setting and strengthens the evidence from other studies that monkeys don’t recognise their own reflection.