Baboon Pecking Order (IMAGE)

Duke University

Baboon Pecking Order

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Male baboons maintain their pecking order in the troop with physical displays of aggression. A new study shows that the guys at the top will age faster as a result of constantly having to defend their higher status.

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Elizabeth Archie

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