Female baboons keep family bonds strong: Research reveals the benefits

Baboons are one of the most widespread of Africa's primate groups.

They range across sub-Saharan Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula.

Baboons' ability to spread across such a vast geographic area is based on their great ecological adaptability and dietary flexibility.

This enables them to flourish in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, swamps, open grasslands, woodlands and tropical forests. ...