Animal rights activists disagree with authorities on how best to handle boom in primate population near Table Mountain ...

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 ...

Maybe the reason we’re so charmed by examples of inter-species care and affection is because we’re a species of animal that finds other animals a constant source of entertainment and delight. We see a ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo held the grand opening of the long-awaited, renovated baboon habitat on Tuesday. The baboon "band" has been living behind the scenes on zoo grounds during the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Private ownership and breeding of certain exotic and venomous animals is now banned in Loudoun County, Virginia. The county’s Board of Supervisors adopted a new section to Chapter 612, Dogs and Other ...

A baboon named Nikki, used in pregnancy experiments and confined to a cage at EVMS, rocks back and forth in psychological distress. Image obtained from this video by PETA through the Virginia Public ...

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 ...

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 ...