An Intergroup Encounter With Fatal Consequences in Yellow Baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

This paper describes the fatal wounding of aninfant yellow baboon (Pupio cynocephulus) and the severe injury of its mother during an encounter between two baboon groups with overlapping home ranges in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Also, a description is given of the apparent use of the infant as an agonistic buffer by an adult male in fights with other males.

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American Journal of Primatology. – 1982. – Vol. 3, № 1/4. – P. 263–266.