Gelada baboons (Theropithecus gelada) live in small units, which consist of up to a dozen females, a few subordinate males and a dominant male, who holds exclusive reproductive rights to the females.

There are always surprises looming in the study of animal behavior. Just this week I learned that rare and critically endangered Ethiopian wolves living in the alpine grasslands form a pact with ...

The Bronx Zoo has a rambunctious new addition. The first gelada baboon born in the United States in more than 13 years made its debut at the zoo this week, the Wildlife Conservation Society says. The ...

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The Bronx Zoo has unveiled its latest resident, a baby gelada baboon. At four weeks old, the infant playfully clings to its mother. The rest of the family consists of one adult male, three adult ...

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Female geladas, an African baboon, will pretend to be fertile and have sex with males to prevent attacks on their young. The deception is not just behavioral – the mothers experience estrogen surges ...

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