Just like in “When Harry Met Sally”, the answer isn’t so simple for Kinda baboons, which form long-term friendships between the sexes.

But there's a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha stud—at least if you're a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, the number one males in baboon society are also some of ...

Alpha male baboons may earn the right to preside over their troops, but evidence indicates all that power takes its toll. A past study from Duke University research scientist Laurence Gesquiere ...

They’re the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls. But there’s a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha stud -- at least if you’re a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, ...

Baboon politics say a lot about human politics: It's tough to be on top, and the key to staying there is to know when to stress over the competition. Professor of Neuroscience at Stanford ...

Energetic costs of social dominance in wild male baboons. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , 2025; 292 (2039) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1790 Cite This Page : ...

Another woman said she screamed and ran to some men when a male baboon charged towards her as she held a carrier bag of apples she had just bought. Parks and Wildlife officials were not reachable ...