By Shreya Dasgupta Humans like to study themselves in a mirror. But wild baboons, when presented with a mirror, don’t seem to ...

Baboons failed to recognize themselves in mirrors, suggesting limited self-awareness compared to some animals.

Remarkable social behaviors have been discovered in Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) that set them apart from other baboon ...

A few things come to mind when we imagine the alpha male type. 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 ...

An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new ...

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

Ancient Egyptians mummified baboons for religious purposes, but new research reveals they were likely raised in captivity under poor conditions. By studying baboon remains from sites like Gabbanat ...

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 ...

The baboons found the mark visually compelling, showing their curiosity by touching and scratching the mark. The laser was then shone on a part of their body the baboon could not see unaided, such ...

A 16-year-old boy from Zvada Village, Chief Mukanganwi in Bikita, tragically died on February 9, 2025, after falling from a 12-meter height while chasing ...

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 ...

A study on wild baboons finds they fail the mirror test, raising new questions about self-recognition in animals.