South Africa's Cape Peninsula is a big tourist draw, but it's also home to hundreds of brazen baboons, and there's fear people-monkey encounters are set to rise.

When Baboon Dads Stick Around, Their Daughters Live Longer New research shows father-daughter relationships have a positive influence on female baboons’ lives—when the dads stick around ...

Baboons can recover from childhood trauma with a little help from their friends A difficult upbringing can cut years off of a monkey’s life, but good friends can help get them back.

Rudyard Kipling’s classic collection, The Jungle Book, features the brave little mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, who famously battles dangerous snakes. It’s easy to think this story is pure ...

New research shows father-daughter relationships have a positive influence on female baboons’ lives—when the dads stick around ...