baboon

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Indeed, the Jane Goodall Institute now runs a longstanding baboon research project based partly on the fact that baboons are important chimpanzee prey.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2025

A few of Bischoff’s early taxidermy pieces are still on display, including a dog, which looks more like a cross between a wolf and a baboon, dating to the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Thoth, the god of learning and wisdom was represented by a hamadryas baboon.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

In 1984 an infant known as Baby Fae received a baboon heart and lived for three weeks before her immune system rejected the organ.

From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2023

“Oh, no!” cried Nhamo as the scruffy baboon shuffled toward her, smacking his lips.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer