Abstract
Two markedly different patterns of social organization have been observed among baboons. The hamadryas baboon (papio hamadryas) living on the dry steppes of Africa is organized into groups comprising a single dominant male with a harem consisting of two or more females and their young. The most important social relations are between the harem leader and the adult females. The surplus of adult males, having no harem, live in all-male groups. The groups are joined into larger troops which often sleep together.
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Fog, A. (1999). Digression: Social Organization Among Baboons. In: Cultural Selection. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9251-2_7
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