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 ...

In a previous Psychology Today post (here), I argued that humans are the only species to keep pets. (Calm down — I know about Koko's kitten, etc. While long-term odd couple attachments between species ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo welcomed a new baby baboon to its habitat this week. The zoo posted photos and introduced baby "Winnie" on its social media on Monday. Winnie is the ...

The Oakland Zoo has a new sentient potato — wait, make that baby Himalayan baboon, who is 6 weeks old and called Jasiri (“Jah-seer-ee”). The minuscule creature is the offspring of parent baboons Kodee ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby hamadryas baboon was recently born at the San Diego Zoo and can now be viewed by visitors in the Africa Rocks habitat. The male infant baboon is named Defari, which ...

A “playful” baby baboon has a curious nature — and he’s delighting visitors at the North Carolina Zoo. Video shows Edgar the little primate bouncing around as he spent precious moments with his family ...

(Above: Watch the troop of hamadryas baboons at the San Diego Zoo in the video provided by the San Diego Zoo) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby hamadryas baboon was recently born at the San Diego Zoo ...