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baboon

noun as in ape

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In most mammal species, females live longer -- for example, female baboons and gorillas often surpass males in age.

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Indeed, the Jane Goodall Institute now runs a longstanding baboon research project based partly on the fact that baboons are important chimpanzee prey.

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Goodall, in removing the barriers, raised primatology to new heights, opening the way for research on subjects ranging from political coalitions among baboons to the use of deception by an array of primates.

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Later, the zoo confirmed that it had killed the baboons - none of which were pregnant females or part of scientific studies.

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A few of Bischoff’s early taxidermy pieces are still on display, including a dog, which looks more like a cross between a wolf and a baboon, dating to the 1920s.

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