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Baboon troop

Baboons watch neighbours for clues about food, but can end up in queues

20 Apr 2016

Baboons learn about food locations socially through monitoring the behaviour of those around them. While proximity to others is the key to acquiring...

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Grooming

Baboons prefer to spend time with others of the same age, status and even personality

13 May 2015

Latest research shows that, within large troops, baboons spend more time grooming those with similar dominance rank and boldness to themselves...

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To boldly go – how personality predicts social learning in baboons

11 Mar 2014

Like other social animals, baboons learn from each other about which foods are best to eat. Now, researchers at Cambridge have found that how well...

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