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The researchers say that could be because male baboons sometimes intervene on behalf of offspring in conflicts, protecting their daughters, and even the mothers, from other group members.

Baboons form lines based on friendships, not strategy, revealing insights into social behavior and challenging previous theories on animal movement.

So, the baboons at the front aren’t really leading; they’re just out ahead.” How baboon walks reflect friendship This unexpected discovery led the researchers to apply the concept of a “social ...

Researchers have discovered that baboons walk in lines, not for safety or strategy, but simply to stay close to their friends. Baboons walking in progression on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula ...

Baboons walk in line for friendship, not survival, new study finds by Swansea University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Baboons walk in line for friendship, not survival, new study finds New research shows baboons line up to stay close to friends—not to avoid predators. Peer-Reviewed Publication Swansea University ...

Baboons were important in the cosmology of indigenous hunter-gatherer groups. They’re evident in mythic stories, including those of shapeshifting between human and baboon.

Neil Coppen, who co-wrote and directed a play, Unruly, which explores relations between man and baboon, says: “It’s the ‘baboon hugger’ versus the ‘pro-gun, take-them-out brigade’.