A study of baboons found that have an easy life when young can pay off years into the future. Catherine Markham. Growing up in troubled times strongly affects lifespan in baboons, a new study shows.

Baboons live in social groups with many complex relationships and interactions. They have an accelerated life cycle compared to humans (they mature at around 4.5 years and females live about 18 ...

Female baboons who experience hardships early in life grow up to be less socially connected, revealed a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Sam Patterson from New York ...

Early-life adversity and adult social relationships have independent effects on the survival outcomes of wild female baboons, a new analysis of 35 years observations in Kenya shows. In a report ...

Life for males in a baboon troop is very stressful. Males achieve social status in their group through a high level of often violent competition, and have to defend that status vigorously.

Having and raising offspring is costly phase of life for baboon moms. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 05 / 140519114331.htm ...