There are six different species of baboons. Scientists have found that certain species of baboons are more aggressive than others. However, when push comes to shove, every species of baboon can be ...

Wild animal species respond very differently to human development, and as a result, they use ecological corridors in agricultural and urban areas in distinct ways. This emerges from research in ...

Nuremberg Zoo killed 12 baboons due to overcrowding and dismembered six of them before feeding them to predators — removing heads, hands, and feet. The move has triggered widespread upset and legal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protestors in front of the zoo in Nuremberg, Germany (Daniel Loeb/dpa via AP) A zoo has said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday ...

A zoo in Germany said it killed 12 baboons and fed them to zoo predators on Tuesday in a rejection of protests from animal protection groups. Seven protestors were detained when, in a last effort to ...

Meet Moja, a Hamadryas baboon at the Phoenix Zoo who is celebrating his 24th birthday today. And how, you may ask, does a baboon celebrate his birthday? Nutrition Services made ice treats and "cookies ...

Baboons are remarkable animals. While they often are written off as unintelligent violently aggressive creatures and bear the brunt of uninformed slurs, nothing could be further from the truth about ...

A baboon at Popcorn Park died Wednesday, the animal refuge said in a social media post. “It is with deep sorrow that we inform you all of Legolas’ [the baboon] passing,” the Facebook post read. “While ...

The Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River announced that a beloved baboon named Legolas has died. He was in his late-30s. “While he had recently showed signs of aging, Legolas embraced life to ...

In one of the most widely read posts on the Animals and Us blog (here), I discussed whether a troop of hamadryas baboons living in a garbage dump at Taif, Saudi Arabia kidnap puppies and raise them as ...