A wildlife enthusiast captured rare video of a baboon attempting to get to a baby mongoose by tossing other mongooses out of the way by their tails, but it soon discovered the ploy was futile. That’s ...

Animal rights activists disagree with authorities on how best to handle boom in primate population near Table Mountain ...

Say what you like, but sometimes the Internet really delivers. I felt like I was given a gift the first time I saw this video of a baboon’s response to a basic magic trick. It starts with a wan zoo ...

A troop of restless baboons is a common early-morning sight at South Africa’s Kruger National Park. At first, safari operator Kurt Schultz didn’t notice anything unusual while snapping photos last ...

A male baboon carrying and grooming a lion cub is a rare sight, yet it happened over the weekend in South Africa's Kruger National Park. The baboon took the cub up into a tree and preened it as if it ...

Your personality affects how you interact with people and approach events in your life. So why shouldn't it work the same way for baboons? A new study shows that baboons' personalities affect how they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baboon skull against a white background Ancient Egyptians traded with people in what is today coastal Eritrea to bring baboons ...