Decades ago, doctors thought primates were the best candidates for xenotransplantation, and in 1984, they transplanted a baboon heart ... Pigs have been in “Disney-esque” stories that make ...

The shocking and brutal killing of Raygun the baboon has sparked outrage and condemnation. Authorities have vowed to take action, and an investigation is now underway to hold those responsible ...

Raygun, the notorious baboon known for wandering around parts of Pretoria, has reportedly been sighted in Silverlakes in the East of Pretoria. According to reports on social media, a local ...

Cape Town — On August 12, 2024 , Joey, the alpha male of the troop of baboons that occup ies the area around the seaside village of Pringle Bay in the picturesque Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve ...

The set-up of the mirrors during mirror exposure and the mark test. (a) Two juvenile baboons exploring mirror 1 together. (b) An adult male interacting with the mirror. (c) Mirror 1 (vertical ...

Wild baboons failed to demonstrate visual self-recognition in a test carried out by anthropologists. Published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study found that while the baboons ...

Unlike most baboon species, where female social bonds dominate and male–female relationships are often short-lived or revolve around mating, the research led by anthropologist Anna Weyher ...

But while baboons in Namibia exposed to mirrors find the reflective glass fascinating, they don’t respond to dots placed on their faces, researchers report in the January Proceedings of the ...

The horrific killing of a baboon named Raygun on Friday at the hands of schoolchildren at Botleng Secondary School in Delmas, Mpumalanga, has sparked widespread outrage and concern, prompting the ...

Former “General Hospital” actress Leslie Charleson’s death last month was the result of “sequelae of blunt head trauma,” ...