There's a downside to being a powerful alpha male -- at least if you're a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, the No. 1 males in baboon society are also some of the most stressed out, ...

Two chacma baboons in a fight, the male on the right attacking a female. In this species, males are twice as large as females, and males are dominant over females.

It was during an early morning safari in the Kruger National Park that we stopped near a waterhole to watch a troop of baboons getting started with their day. There were about forty plus baboons in ...

Gelada baboons possess unusually large canine teeth that resemble those of carnivorous predators. However, these primates spend most of their time feeding on grass across the highlands of Ethiopia.