Episode 368
Baboon Buddies
Baboons pick their buddies in the same way we do!
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
May 17, 201510m 22s
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Show Notes
Humans, like all other primates, are a sociable bunch and we tend to pick friends who are fairly similar to us in terms of education, religion, personality and so on. Now researchers studying a troop of wild Chacma baboons living in Namibia have discovered that these animals pick their buddies in the same way, tending to hang around with animals that share similar personality traits. To find out more about these cliquey monkeys, I took a trip to London Zoo to meet primate expert Guy Cowlishaw, who was part of the study team. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
chacma baboonssocial structurehomophilywild primateanimal communication