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Guinea baboons' flexibility: weird grooming position

Guinea baboons spend lots of time grooming each other, as this behaviour is very important for the social health of the group.

 

This picture was taken in the wild in Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, while accompanying the primatologists from the Centre de Recherche de Primatologie Simenti during one of their long-term behavioural data collection days. Many thanks to them and to the Cognitive Ethology Lab for having me there for a while.

 

More information about the research conducted there: www.dpz.eu/en/cognitive-ethology

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Uploaded on August 13, 2025
Taken on June 30, 2025