How baboon troops shape social behavior
Baboon is a genus of Old World monkeys in the family Cercopithecidae, among the largest non-hominoid primates, and has existed for at least two million years. How do baboon troops shape social behavior, and what can you understand about the ways group life influences behavior? The lessons connect social relationships, mating, and everyday group life to show how troop dynamics shape behavior.
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- ReadBaboon · Wikipedia
Baboons can determine from vocal exchanges what the dominance relations are between individuals. Baboons reach sexual maturity in five to eight years.
- Read"AWF: Wildlife: Baboon" · awf.org
Baboons like to hang out in groups, where they sleep, travel, feed, and socialize in groups averaging of about 50. Yellow baboon groups usually consist of seven or eight males and about twice as many females plus their young. The family unit of females and juveniles forms the core of the troop.
- BookA primate's memoir · Bookshop.org
A Primate's Memoir by Robert Sapolsky describes the members and behavior of a Kenyan baboon troop across two decades of field study, along with his interactions with the neighboring Masai tribe.
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