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Like humans, baboons get jealous of their siblings

If you have siblings, you may remember fighting for your parents’ attention when you were younger. It turns out sibling rivalry isn’t just something that affects humans. A new study has found that ...
Phys.org

Managing conflict between baboons and people: What's worked, and what hasn't

Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more than 50 years. In that time she's come to understand the species ...
Mongabay

In South Africa, a village learns to live with baboons — but it may be the exception

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A baboon troop regularly forages in the scrubland in and around the village of Rooiels, on the outskirts of the Cape Town metropolitan area. In ...
Nature

Who belongs in the city? Baboons, and the boundaries of urban life in Cape Town

I am an urban sustainability researcher studying how people live alongside wildlife in cities. Based in Cape Town and affiliated with Stellenbosch University, I work closely with researchers and ...
The Conversation

Managing conflict between baboons and people: what’s worked – and what hasn’t

A chacma baboon and her baby in Cape Town, South Africa. Getty Images Conflict between humans and baboons can tear communities apart. Shirley C. Strum has studied wild olive baboons in Kenya for more ...