baboon
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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.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025
“They were showing Ridley the baboon because it was an interesting anatomical structure,” Bakowski recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Comparisons of samples from the widely separated time periods are possible because the location of the different genetic variants of the baboon populations is very consistent over time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
Whether you’re a human or an elephant, a baboon or a fish, adversity experienced early in life is often linked to negative effects on longevity and health in adulthood.
From Scientific American ● May 23, 2023
The courtly bow he attempted at his employer only made him seem more the baboon, but this formality gave Johnny one split second.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Living in nomadic groups, the men use handmade bows and arrows to hunt Cape buffalo, baboons and the rodent-like hyrax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Other wild animals like elephants and baboons also feature in the new series, which is narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
In most mammal species, females live longer -- for example, female baboons and gorillas often surpass males in age.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025
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.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
The other baboons flinched, but Rumpy wasn’t discouraged.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
