2001] of hamadryas habitats in Eritrea found that this taxon does indeed use more arid environments than neighbouring olive baboons, but also occupies moist coastal lowlands and makes use of a wide range of vegetation types. (karger.com)
One such example is forming mutual grooming partnerships as do olive baboons (Papio Anubis) to lower disease and parasite transmission. (amrita.edu)
Chacma baboon4
In the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, rapid human population growth, and the associated urban and rural land transformation, threatens the sustainability of the local chacma baboon population. (biomedcentral.com)
The chacma baboon population in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa provides one of the best examples of primate commensalism with humans. (biomedcentral.com)
Dunbar [1988], for example, suggested that the use of arid areas with low food densities might be responsible for the hamadryas baboon's unique social system, while the chacma baboon is also called the 'mountain' baboon for its use of the Drakensberg mountains [Henzi and Barrett, 2003]. (karger.com)
2013] for the chacma baboon, for instance, suggested this species actually prefers cool, low-altitude habitats with moderate rainfall and may only use the marginal Drakensberg environments as a result of interactions with humans, and the study by Zinner et al. (karger.com)
Genus3
The savannah baboons (genus Papio ) form a cluster of 6 closely related allotaxa, classified either as separate species (e.g. (karger.com)
Kunz and Linsenmair, 2008], although there is also evidence for some overarching patterning in baboon-environment relationships at the genus scale. (karger.com)
Social grooming is also used as a means of conflict resolution, maternal behavior and reconciliation in some species. (wikipedia.org)
Habitats2
The models indicated that baboons were more likely to occur, and be more abundant, at low altitudes, on steep slopes and in human-modified habitats. (biomedcentral.com)
The model results indicate that land development in the Cape Peninsula has pushed baboons into increasingly marginal natural habitat while simultaneously providing them with predictable and easily accessible food sources in human-modified habitats. (biomedcentral.com)
Geladas1
Testosterone related to age and life-history stages in male baboons and geladas. (upenn.edu)
Species4
Responses of four ungulate species to experimental playback of baboon loud calls. (upenn.edu)
There have, however, been few systematic comparisons of the environments occupied by the 6 major Papio species, and how differences in range conditions and variability might affect their evolutionary ecology remains unknown. (karger.com)
In fact, the differences between the environments occupied by adjacent troops in well-known national parks may be as large or larger than the average differences in the ranges of different species, and this may have important implications for baboon biogeography. (karger.com)
Existing synthetic studies of individual baboon species' ranges and ecological niches, however, point to a complex relationship with the environment. (karger.com)
Ecological2
The Papio baboons are known for their ecological flexibility and wide geographic ranges, as well as their uncertain taxonomy. (karger.com)
The baboons' ecological flexibility and biogeographic spread makes them interesting in their own right, as well as a potential source of analogies for understanding early hominins [Jolly, 2001]. (karger.com)
Humans1
The resultant spatial competition between humans and baboons explains the high levels of human-baboon conflict and further erosion of the remaining land fragments is predicted to exacerbate competition. (biomedcentral.com)
Reconciliation1
on the other hand, they form and maintain affiliate social relations aside from reproduction and engage in primate-like social strategies like support during conflicts 32 , and reconciliation and consolation after conflicts 33 . (nature.com)
Social6
These evolutionary advantages may come in the form of health benefits including reduced disease transmission and reduced stress levels, maintaining social structure, and direct improvement of fitness as a measure of survival. (wikipedia.org)
Social bonds in female baboons: The interaction between personality, kinship, and rank. (upenn.edu)
Female chacma baboons form strong, equitable, and enduring social bonds. (upenn.edu)
Strong and consistent social bonds enhance the longevity of female baboons. (upenn.edu)
The benefits of social capital: Close social bonds among female baboons enhance offspring survival. (upenn.edu)
K 1 , is employed to evaluate conflicts of interest among the members of social groups. (uchicago.edu)
Form1
Male and female chacma baboons form friendships based on likelihood of paternity. (upenn.edu)
Evidence1
Evidence for intrasexual selection in wild female baboons. (upenn.edu)
Close1
The combination of these landscape variables provides baboons with access to the best quality natural and anthropogenic food sources in close proximity to one another and suitable sleeping sites. (biomedcentral.com)
Fitness1
Variation in personality and fitness in wild female baboons. (upenn.edu)
Group1
Each typically leads a troop (group size ranges from 5 to 30) and is in the center of the troop's attention, making all the decisions, mediating conflicts, determining the movements of the group, leading the others to feeding sites and taking responsibility for the safety and well-being of the troop. (wildlife-animals.com)
Hamadryas3
2012). Factors influencing the ranging behavior of chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) in a human-¬modified habitat. (wildernesstrust.com)
Papio hamadryas is found on the African continent in the area of the southern Red Sea, in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea. (animaldiversity.org)
The basic social and reproductive unit in hamadryas baboons is the one male unit (OMU). (animaldiversity.org)
Biodiversity2
human-wildlife conflict, loss of biodiversity, and limited tourism and conservation attention with poor infrastructure are some of the major challenges. (scirp.org)
The human interference with nature such as construction, mining, agricultural development, game and livestock farming introduced into any existing natural ecosystem with unique biodiversity surely will raise conflicting constraints. (nielviljoen.co.za)
Similar1
Similar to other baboon populations, females in our study group were more likely to utter copulation calls after an ejaculatory copulation. (bvsalud.org)
Study2
Therefore, the focus of this study is whether soil consumed by the Wildcliff troop of baboons in the Western Cape, South Africa, can detoxify plant toxins present in their diet. (wildernesstrust.com)
Long-term survival of Parkinson's disease: a population-based study. (medscape.com)