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The baboons whose mothers died before they reached maturity and then forged strong friendships in adulthood showed the best ability to bounce back. However, the flip side is also true.

Daddy day care helps female baboons live longer, according to new research. Females of the primate species who had strong ...

A baby hamadryas baboon, Defari, has been born at the San Diego Zoo for the first time since 2019. Watch Defari bond with mom in the Africa Rocks exhibit.

Baboons whose mothers died before they reached maturity, but then forged strong friendships in adulthood, were best able to bounce back. The flip side is also true, Alberts said. “Strong social bonds ...

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The mammal world is sorely lacking in good dads—at least by human standards. In most mammalian species, males saddle the mother with their offspring while they continue to galavant around and ...