The biggest threat for baby Chacma baboons, large and aggressive monkeys living across the Southern African coast, is not represented by carnivorous predators, such as lions and leopards, as you may believe, but by male adults of their own species. The most effective way of defense against this is promiscuity. "Up to 50 percent of the infants might be killed by males in these populations, a … [Read more...]
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