Field Biologists with Baboon Troop (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Field Biologists with Baboon Troop

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At the Mpala Research Center in Kenya, field biologists get to know their study subjects. Observing the simultaneous interactions and decision-making of a 30-member troop of olive baboons was impossible before the advent of high-resolution GPS technology.

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Courtesy of Rob Nelson

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