Baboons

Monkey business at Knowsley Safari Park after baboons are seen armed with knives and screwdrivers

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Safari park baboons are seen armed with knives, screwdrivers and even a chainsaw: Keepers suspect pranksters are responsible for handing animals weapons so they damage visitors’ cars ‘for a laugh’  Baboons at the Merseydie-based safari park were seen ‘armed’ with weapons They are infamous for ripping off wing mirrors and windscreen wipers Park workers believe … Read more

Baboons cradle their babies in their left arms just like humans do

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Monkeys, just like humans, prefer to cradle their babies in their left arm and not their right, scientists have discovered.  It is believed this preference evolved because the child is closest to the mother’s left eye, which is controlled by the brain’s emotion-processing right hemisphere.  This half of the brain, in both monkeys and humans, … Read more