One of Africa's rarest monkeys likely interbred with baboons in its past, new genetic research suggests. The large monkey called Rungwecebus kipunji, or kipunji for short, was only discovered in 2003, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Bronx Zoo is showing off its bouncy new addition. A baby Gelada baboon is now living in the exhibit with the other baboons. He spent his first six months indoors with his mother ...

Drawing on 48 years of data on the family trees and mate choices of 1,624 wild baboons in Kenya, a new study finds that baboons generally steer clear of mates that are half-siblings or closer. But ...

Male baboons do not prefer big butts when selecting mates, a new study reveals. Female baboons are marked with distinctive bright red behinds. Biologists previously believed that males of the species ...

(CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often be found rummaging through rubbish bins and around back yards. The chacma baboon, native to southern Africa, has become quite ...

These male monkeys lived longer if they socialized with females, with or without benefits. By Elizabeth Preston In the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, baboons live out their daily dramas. They tussle, ...

WASHINGTON - Life is tough for the top baboon. Oh sure, you're No. 1 so you get the best food and girl baboons. But there's also all that pressure to defend your status. Maybe, a new study suggests, ...