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 ...

After years of scrutiny and recent condemnation from animal rights groups, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in El Reno announced it will be ending its embattled baboon program by 2019 ...

NUREMBERG, Germany (WKRC) - In a move that animal rights groups called "irresponsible and unsustainable," a zoo euthanized 12 healthy baboons in its care due to overcrowding issues. According to ...

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 ...

Troops of Hamadryas baboons can reach numbers of 400 strong without a single particular leader. Albeit large, these troops are sub-divided into dozens of smaller harems, which are led by high-ranking ...

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 ...

In the animal kingdom, wild creatures are quite literally hard-wired to locate suitable mates and work as quickly as possible to ensure reproductive success. But one thing scientists have long ...

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 ...

In ancient Egypt, animals were not kept at a distance from daily life. People lived with them, named them, and included them ...