• Nathaniel J. Dominy, Scientific American , 1 Nov. 2021 The mummified creature is Papio hamadryas, the sacred baboon . (merriam-webster.com)
  • P. papio (western or Guinea baboon) is found in Senegal , The Gambia , and Guinea . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Some consider baboons to be a single species, which is designated Papio hamadryas (Comuzzie et al. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • P.h. hamadyas (sacred baboons), P. h. cynocephalus (yellow baboons), P. h. ursinus (Chacma baboons), P. h. papio (red baboons or Guinea baboons), and P. H. anubis (olive baboons). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • However, while behaviorally and physically distinct from other baboon types, the Hamadryas baboon is known to hybridize with olive baboons, and recent phylogenetic studies of Papio show Hamadryas baboons to be more closely related to Guinea and olive baboons than to Chacmas (Newman et al. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • P . ursinus ( chacma baboon), P . cynocephalus ( yellow baboon), P . papio ( western or Guinea baboon), P . anubis ( anubis or olive baboon), P . hamadryas (hamadryas or sacred baboon), P . sphinx ( mandrill ), and P . leucophaeus ( drill ). (dictionary.net)
  • In our work, we paid special attention to the organization of the venous system within the forelimb of the Anubis baboon ( Papio anubis ), as well as communications between the superficial and deep venous system. (hindawi.com)
  • We assessed the welfare of a baboon Papio papio female kept lonely in its enclosure at the Montevideo Zoo, focusing on the use of space and comparing behavior with or without visitors, during a six month period. (bvsalud.org)
  • Walking speed declines with age in male and female baboons (Papio sp. (bvsalud.org)
  • Effect of maternal baboon (Papio sp. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Chacma baboon can be 120 cm (47 inches) and weigh 40 kg (90 lb), while the biggest Guinea baboon is 50 cm (20 inches) and weighs only 14 kg (30 lb). (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • P. ursinus (Chacma baboon) is found in southern Africa. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The Chacma Baboon is a large primate with a dog-like face and large, prominent canines. (krugerpark.co.za)
  • Chacma Baboon inhabits woodlands, semi-deserts, and sub-alpine meadows along the Drakensberg. (krugerpark.co.za)
  • The Chacma baboon is replaced in the north by its close relative, the yellow baboon. (krugerpark.co.za)
  • Chacma Baboon are Widely distributed throughout Southern Africa and in countries beyond. (krugerpark.co.za)
  • The chacma baboon, also known as the Cape baboon, is a large primate found throughout Southern Africa. (skullsunlimited.com)
  • In the informal division of primates into the three groups of prosimians, monkeys of the New World, and monkeys and apes of the Old World, the baboons are considered Old World monkeys . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Because tourists can't seem to fight the temptation to feed the primates, baboons have learned to associate cars with food. (matadornetwork.com)
  • The present study sought to determine whether doses of methamphetamine in the range of those used recreationally by humans produce brain dopamine (DA) neurotoxicity in baboons and to ascertain whether positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the DA transporter (DAT) ligand [ 11 C]WIN-35,428 ([ 11 C]2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-fluorophenyl)-tropane) could be used to detect methamphetamine-induced DAT loss in living primates. (jneurosci.org)
  • These results indicate that methamphetamine, at doses used by some humans, produces long-term reductions in brain DA axonal markers in baboons, and that it is possible to detect methamphetamine-induced DAT loss in living nonhuman primates by means of PET. (jneurosci.org)
  • Males of the Hamadryas baboon species also have a large white mane. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • P. hamadryas (Hamadryas baboon) is found in northeast Africa and into southwestern Arabia. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The Hamadryas baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians as the attendant of Thoth , and so, is also called the sacred baboon. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • According to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, baboons physiologically respond to bereavement in ways similar to humans, with an increase in stress hormones called glucocorticoids. (sciencedaily.com)
  • To study the response of stress among baboons, Engh and her colleagues examined the glucocorticoid levels and grooming behavior of females in the troop to see how closely they resemble patterns seen in humans. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Our findings do not necessarily suggest that baboons experience grief like humans do, but they do offer evidence of the importance of social bonds amongst baboons," Engh said. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Like humans, baboons seem to rely on friendly relationships to help them cope with stressful situations. (sciencedaily.com)
  • But it turned out that it was actually much easier to identify these kinds of genetic effects on gene expression levels in the baboons than it has been in humans so far, suggesting that baboons might in fact be more genetically variable than your average human population. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Those genes in baboons were also likely to be related to genetic differences among individuals in humans. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • So, genetic effects on gene expression levels in baboons are, to some degree, similar to the sets of genes that show the same pattern in humans. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • There are a number of genetic and physiological similarities between baboons and humans , including organ sizes, presence of menopause, and structures of major tissues . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Like humans, baboons respond to stress through the release of stress hormones , and these two groups have about 91 percent genetic similarity. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Nonetheless, the gulf between humans and baboons is immense, as people exhibit complex languages , complex technologies , and complex social behaviors ( religions , politics, etc.), among numerous other differences. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • The interesting point here is that the organism isn't humans, but rather baboons, and the phenotype is susceptibility to malaria. (gnxp.com)
  • Briefly, the authors find that a SNP in the promoter of the Duffy locus (recall that a mutation that abolishes the expression of Duffy in humans leads to protection from Plasmodium vivax and is one of the best characterized instances of recent positive selection in our species) appears to lead to protection from a malaria-like disease in baboons. (gnxp.com)
  • The authors seem to really, really want this polymorphism to also be under selection in baboons (to complete the parallel story to humans), but they can't bring themselves to say the evidence is anything more that "suggestive" (and to be honest, even that may be wishful thinking). (gnxp.com)
  • In the Cape Peninsula, their southern-most range, the Baboons clash with humans by raiding houses and storerooms, a situation that has led to much debate and many accusations - with no solution in sight. (krugerpark.co.za)
  • Strongyloides fülleborni , which infects chimpanzees and baboons, can cause limited infections in humans. (msdmanuals.com)
  • We used molecular techniques to investigate the presence of genes conferring resistance to sulfonamides (often used to treat diarrheal illness in human settings in this region) and tetracycline (used in the past-though much less so now) in fecal specimens from humans, domestic animals, chimpanzees, and baboons in and around GNP. (cdc.gov)
  • For the last 14 years, Cheney and Seyfarth have followed a troop of more than 80 free-ranging baboons in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. (sciencedaily.com)
  • 1. There is an urgent need for a moratorium to be placed on the killing of free ranging baboons by these timber companies. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Xenotransplantation of organs from chimpanzees and baboons has been avoided, however, because of ethical concerns and fear of transmission of deadly viruses (see Biologic Barriers to Xenotransplantation). (medscape.com)
  • P. anubis (olive baboon) is found in central African savanna, and P. cynocephalus (yellow baboon) is found in Angola , Zambia , Malawi , Tanzania , Kenya , and Somalia. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • She is currently working as a pediatric hospitalist at Captive Baboons the St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University. (cdc.gov)
  • Baboons are indigenous to South Africa while the pine plantations they are being killed for are alien species that damage the environment. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Baboons are terrestrial (ground dwelling) and are found in savanna, open woodland, and hills across Africa . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Baboons live in a wide variety of habitats throughout Africa, from Cape Town in the south, to the Ethiopian highlands. (discovery.com)
  • Baboons are a social primate and the current situation is untenable for these animals. (wellingtonzoo.com)
  • The main aim of the study was a detailed examination of the location of venous valves and perforating veins in forelimb of Anubis baboon. (hindawi.com)
  • In the Anubis baboon, we observed the absence of the basilic vein. (hindawi.com)
  • The venous vessels in the Anubis baboon were arranged in two main layers: superficial and deep, with both systems being connected by perforators located at the level of the carpus and cubital fossa. (hindawi.com)
  • The Anubis baboon was chosen because of the unique possibility of carrying out anatomical research on such a rare research material. (hindawi.com)
  • Grooming, a friendly behavior where baboons clean each other's fur, is the primary means by which baboons strengthen social bonds. (sciencedaily.com)
  • When baboons groom each other they're combing through each other's fur for parasites, dirt, dead skin. (sciencedaily.com)
  • However, previously the closely related gelada (genus Theropithecus ) and two species of mandrill and drill (genus Mandrillus ) were grouped in the same genus, and these monkeys are still often referred to as baboons in everyday speech. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Although able to climb trees and walk upright, mandrill baboons primarily walk and run on all fours. (skullsunlimited.com)
  • The baboon pelvis is from the same individual as the Mandrill Skull, BC-010 . (skullsunlimited.com)
  • The leading cause of death among adult baboons is predation, usually from leopards and lions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Although preyed upon by Leopards, Baboons are known to hold their own against these predators and have been recorded tearing Leopards apart with their strong canines. (krugerpark.co.za)
  • Baboons can be aggressive, and it's important not to encourage their behavior by offering them food. (matadornetwork.com)
  • The researchers studied social interactions, eating habits and bacteria in the feces of 48 wild baboons from two groups living near Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It's a wild population of baboons in Kenya that's been studied since 1971. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • After the plains of southern Kenya experienced a severe drought in 2009 that took a terrible toll on wildlife, researchers looked at how 50 wild baboons coped with the drought, and whether the conditions they faced in infancy played a role. (scienceblog.com)
  • Guinea baboons like these seem to be especially sensitive to warm and arid conditions. (weforum.org)
  • All baboons have long dog-like muzzles (cynocephalus = dog-head), close-set eyes, heavy powerful jaws, thick fur except on their muzzle, a short tail, and rough spots on their rear-ends, called ischial callosities. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Baboons have dog - like muzzles and large canine teeth , cheek pouches, a short tail , and naked callosities on the buttocks. (dictionary.net)
  • Many authors distinguish P. hamadryas as a full species, but regard all the others as subspecies of P. cynocephalus and refer to them collectively as "savanna baboons. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Using powerful sequencing machines to tease out each microbe's unique genetic signature, the researchers identified the names and relative amounts of nearly 1,000 bacterial species thriving in the baboons' bowels. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In all baboon species, there is pronounced sexual dimorphism, usually in size, but also sometimes in color or canine development. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • It found that the monkeys typically associate with other baboons based on personality type, age, rank and propensity to generate or use information. (science20.com)
  • Baboons from the same troop had more similar gut microbes than baboons from different troops. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Because troops are inclined to raid commercial crops, baboons are not popular with maize and fruit farmers. (krugerpark.co.za)
  • With a clear hierarchy, troops of baboons patrol the streets of Cape Town robbing tourists of their possessions and Bill Baily explores the compelling relationships that exist within these baboon gangs. (discovery.com)
  • Some tour operators have been deliberately baiting the baboons , forcing the City of Cape Town to punish the practice with fines and possible prison sentences of up to six months. (matadornetwork.com)
  • If you're taking a trip to Cape Town for the World Cup, remember to steer clear of the baboons. (matadornetwork.com)
  • Previous research showed that female baboons recognize the voices of close maternal relatives. (sciencenews.org)
  • A story of armed baboons, ancient riddles, and a genetically enhanced talking dog with a human neo-cortex. (apple.com)
  • Baboons can master one of the basic elements of reading even though they have no linguistic skills, a new study suggests. (livescience.com)
  • Now, a new study in baboons suggests that relationships may play a role, too. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This study demonstrates lifetime fertility reductions for baboons born during stressful conditions or to low-ranking mothers," said George Gilchrist, program director in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research along with NSF's Divisions of Integrative Organismal Systems and Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences. (scienceblog.com)
  • Jenny - One thing it told us is that genetic differences between individual baboons play a really important role in determining, whether, gene expression levels tend to be high or low. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Gene Expression: Duffy and malaria in baboons? (gnxp.com)
  • Baboons' preference to spend time with similar personality types was revealed in a study of wild chacma baboons in Namibia. (science20.com)
  • Through her study, Engh was able to track patterns in stress of the female baboons over time through their glucocorticoid levels. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Baboons in the study were able to differentiate between words and nonsense sequences of letters , even sometimes when they had never seen the words before, researchers reported. (livescience.com)
  • Of the six baboons used in the study, one stood out as a star learner. (livescience.com)
  • The six baboons in the study are part of an outdoor research colony and have been trained to do tasks on a computerlike display. (livescience.com)
  • In this study, the baboons were shown four-letter words and four-letter non-words. (livescience.com)
  • Because of such traits, baboons have been used to study obesity, heart disease , epilepsy, and other human diseases . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • But the baboon fertility study lends support to another idea, namely that kids who don't get enough to eat during their first year of life are simply less resilient as adults than their counterparts. (scienceblog.com)
  • But collecting and genotyping a large sample of baboons is simply not feasible at this point (if it ever will be), so this is what's possible, and it's a kind of fun, suggestive study that would be really cool if it ends up being true. (gnxp.com)
  • The study found that in chacma baboons it is younger and bolder individuals that typically try something new such as a strange food item or innovate in how to access a new food resource. (science20.com)
  • They found that, in both groups, baboons who groomed each other more often shared more similar sets of gut microbes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • No scientific representatives, no animal welfare representatives and no stakeholders who were previously at the BDWG meetings to fight for the baboons were told about the meeting or the decision. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Today the extremely difficult decision was made to euthanise the group of four male Hamadryas baboons at Wellington Zoo after their welfare was compromised after a breakdown in their social structure. (wellingtonzoo.com)
  • We have an important duty of care to ensure that all animals we care for at the Zoo experience positive welfare and unfortunately for these baboons this is no longer the case. (wellingtonzoo.com)
  • Various options, like re-homing the baboons through the regional managed breeding programme, were explored but these were either not possible, or would not improve the welfare state of the baboons. (wellingtonzoo.com)
  • Real words were introduced one at a time, and repeated (with a slew of non-words in between) until the baboons were able to recognize them 80 percent of the time. (livescience.com)
  • For example, after learing the words "that," "then" and "this," the baboon would start to recognize the "th" letter combination . (livescience.com)
  • When we read, "we are basically mimicking what we are doing when we recognize everyday objects, something the baboons do just as well as us. (livescience.com)
  • The moratorium was lifted in 2008 and both York Timbers and Komatiland Forests continue to use lethal methods to kill baboons on a mass scale. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Wild baboons may look fierce and uncouth, but don't underestimate their social aptitude, suggest two studies in the Nov. 14 Science . (sciencenews.org)
  • As Jenny Tung, who's been looking at this question in wild baboons puts it, it's a bit like making two different cake recipes. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Baboons in captivity have been known to live up to 45 years, while in the wild their life expectancy is about 30 years. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Cheney and Seyfarth cite a remark from one of Darwin's notebooks as the starting point for their work: "He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke. (uchicago.edu)
  • N increased risk of tick-borne diseases with man concern that are hosted by baboons (e.g. (cdc.gov)
  • Hungry baboons are also causing concern. (matadornetwork.com)
  • If they merely witness another baboon die they do not become as agitated. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This grassroots animal sanctuary contains more than 2,000 Black Howler Monkeys who are lovingly referred to as Baboons by the locals, given their immense size. (shoreexcursionsgroup.com)
  • In 2012, D. medinensis infections were unexpectedly confirmed in Chadian dogs, and since then, infections in dogs, cats, and baboons have posed a new challenge for GWEP, as have ongoing civil unrest and insecurity in some areas. (cdc.gov)
  • The idea for a story about a talking baboon sprang from a dream that one of Medvei's friends described to him. (kmuw.org)
  • An account of Cheney's and Seyfarth's field research into the social interactions of baboons, this is an impressive story, not just because of the care that went into the observations and experiments they record, but also in the philosophical sophistication of their thinking about the mental life of baboons. (uchicago.edu)
  • After they learned several words, the baboons became better able to pick up on actual words they had never seen before: About 60 percent of the time they guessed right on the first presentation of a new word. (livescience.com)
  • Thank You all for taking the time and energy to read this: South Africa's baboons are being killed on a mass scale and urgently need your help to stop the killing. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Medvei thought the scenario was intriguing, though he did not know much about baboons at the time. (kmuw.org)
  • The baboon was always visible in the exhibit area , most of the time in a single sub-area. (bvsalud.org)
  • Baboons can lower their glucocorticoid levels through friendly social contact, expanding their social network after the loss of specific close companions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The stress levels of female baboons increased most noticeably when a predator killed a close companion, such as a grooming partner or offspring. (sciencedaily.com)
  • They also noted when the baboons in each group hung out in close proximity to each other without physical contact, and measured how often they groomed each other. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Most baboons made it, but the drought left them underweight and many females stopped ovulating. (scienceblog.com)
  • This recalls a similar recent situation, in which four baboons made a convict-style escape from a research lab . (moshtix.com.au)
  • Efforts were made years ago to try to use a baboon heart in a baby. (medscape.com)
  • Biologist Thore J. Bergman of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and his colleagues wanted to know whether female baboons could also discern dominance relationships between members of their own family and those of other families in the same community. (sciencenews.org)
  • When Sylvia the baboon lost Sierra, her closest grooming partner and daughter, to a lion, she responded in a way that would be considered very human-like: she looked to friends for support. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A baboon with "an unsettling mastery of human speech" is the chief protagonist in Mr. Thundermug , the first book by author Cornelius Medvei. (kmuw.org)
  • In addition to the 10 cysteines there are only 16 identical amino acids in the proteins from human, rhesus monkey, baboon, pig, rat and mouse. (lu.se)
  • The baboons have been well cared for by our expert animal care team but there were no further interventions we could make for these baboons. (wellingtonzoo.com)
  • The plan was to transport a baboon from Chicago to an animal sanctuary in California, but the creature had other ideas, pulling off a cold escape from its cage and rampaging through San Antonio International Airport. (moshtix.com.au)
  • Since the anti-CD34 monoclonal antibody 12-8 reacts with a similar marrow population in baboons, it was possible to test whether this antigen is expressed by stem cells responsible for hematopoietic reconstitution in vivo. (nih.gov)
  • The breakdown of the baboon social structure has led to a critical risk situation for each of the four baboons with serious fighting causing injury and resulting in high levels of anxiety. (wellingtonzoo.com)
  • When baboons recognized a word , they pushed an oval button on the display. (livescience.com)
  • If the baboon recognized a word, they pushed the oval button. (livescience.com)
  • These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'sacred baboon. (merriam-webster.com)
  • The word "baboon" comes from "babouin," the name given to them by the French naturalist Buffon. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Some consider the word baboon to have been derived from the name of the Egyptian baboon-god Babi. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • By "baboon" Darwin undoubtedly meant the language, or at least the system of communication, of baboons, and by "metaphysics" he did not mean quite what this word now denotes (namely, inquiry into the fundamental nature of reality) but philosophy in general-especially ethics and the nature and sources of knowledge. (uchicago.edu)