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Baboons
Old world monkey
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Model for human evolution
Succeed in the savanna
Omnivorous
Complex social organizations
Omnivorous
Complex social organizations
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Cercopithecines
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Morphological characteristics
Cheek pouches
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Behavioural characteristics
Diet and social system varies
Both arboreal and terrestrial
Female philopatry
Both arboreal and terrestrial
Female philopatry
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Mandrills
Forest baboons (not actual)
Not well known
Fruit motivated omnivores
Female horeds with male
Male solitary
Higher testosterone = brighter colour
Not well known
Fruit motivated omnivores
Female horeds with male
Male solitary
Higher testosterone = brighter colour
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Drills
Forest baboon (not actual)
Really not well known
Fruit motivated omnivore
MM-MF or OMU or multi tiered super groups
Really not well known
Fruit motivated omnivore
MM-MF or OMU or multi tiered super groups
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Theropithecus Gelada
Ethiopia
Grass eater
Female philopatric
Multi tier OMU
Grass eater
Female philopatric
Multi tier OMU
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Savannah Baboon social organization
Stable troops >10 females, >5 males
Large, diurnal terrestrial quadruped
Best studied primate
Generalist diet
Large, diurnal terrestrial quadruped
Best studied primate
Generalist diet
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Female philopatry
Female breed in natal group while males disperse
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Importance of kin
Females form kin clusters, spatial association, grooming
Tend to help other kin out (kin selection)
Are often with kin who they are closes to daily
Tend to help other kin out (kin selection)
Are often with kin who they are closes to daily
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Youngest ascendancy
Youngest daughter will be ranked just below their mother, but above their older sisters
Have a higher chance or reproduction
Have a higher chance or reproduction
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Ranking between families
Stable ranks
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Agonistic interaction
Assert dominance by fighting
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Coalitionary Support
Look for kin to support during fights
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Consortships
One female, one male
Go away for a few hours to mate
Dominante males tends to take over during peak fertility
Go away for a few hours to mate
Dominante males tends to take over during peak fertility
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Friendships
Females have 1-2 male friends
Males have 0-8 female friends
Males have 0-8 female friends
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Friendship benefits for females
More resources, avoiding infanticide, protection for male, baby sitting from male
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Friendship benefits for males
Paternity, agonistic buffer (avoid fighting by holding a baby)
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Male male relationships
Rank predicts reproductive success
About size and strength, new immigrants are usually placed higher
About size and strength, new immigrants are usually placed higher
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Coalitions
Temporary working together
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Alliance
Longer term working together
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Hamdryas baboons
Omnivores
Very arid habitat
Neither sex philopatric but some males stay in natal clan
Females social mostly with male units (not other females)
Very arid habitat
Neither sex philopatric but some males stay in natal clan
Females social mostly with male units (not other females)
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