Nature has no interest in looking dignified, and these award-winning photographers proved it by catching wild animals mid-yawn, mid-crash, and mid-nose-pick at exactly the wrong moment for the animals ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A baboon troop regularly forages in the scrubland in and around the village of Rooiels, on the outskirts of the Cape Town metropolitan area. In ...

New research suggests yawning might help your ‘glymphatic system’—aka the brain’s waste clearance pathway. In a small study of 22 participants who underwent MRI scans, yawning sent cerebrospinal fluid ...

Yawn next to your dog, and it may do the same. Though it seems simple, this contagious behavior is actually quite remarkable: Only a few animals do it, and only dogs cross the species barrier. Now a ...

Bob is the youngest of a baboon troop, so he's the group's favorite. But all those cuddles tend to annoy him. On top of that, Bob can't sit still — whenever the troop stops, he takes the opportunity ...

It’s ancient, unstoppable and strangely contagious. Here’s what science now knows about the humble yawn, and why evolution never got rid of it. You’re reading this sentence, and there’s a reasonable ...

It's hard not to take other people's yawns personally, especially when you're in the middle of telling them a story. Longstanding beliefs, and evidence, suggests that drowsiness, which often follows ...

Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) get jealous of their siblings' grooming sessions. Delaunay et al., Proceedings of the Royal Society B (2026) If you have siblings, you may remember fighting for your ...

Since antiquity, we’ve pondered the purpose behind the yawn, and developed a plethora of both social and scientific theories. A new study analyzing the CT scans of people yawning discovered that this ...

Young primates in a southern African nature park were observed to constantly interfere when their mother was giving attention to a younger brother or sister. By Annie Roth Annie Roth has reported on ...

Authorities in Cape Town, South Africa, have released an updated baboon action plan aimed at reducing conflict between people and baboons, which regularly enter urban areas in search of food. The plan ...

Get an incredibly detailed and intense look at the fascinating world of the baboon with this captivating close-up video! Witness the expressive facial features, powerful jaws, and complex social cues ...