Why Do Male Baboons Kill Infants?

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Title
Why Do Male Baboons Kill Infants?
Source
ZOOL 567, Fall 2021
Rights
CC BY 2.0
Contributor
"Baboon mother and baby" by diana_robinson is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"Tension" by Kuba Bożanowski is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Baboon fight” by Elise Huchard
"Illustration of a baboon" from pixabay
"Vector image" from pixabay
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Creator
Ambreen, Sakina
Description
An infographic that addresses the infanticidal behavior of male baboons. It covers the mating behaviour of male baboons which promotes infanticide, factors leading to infanticide, the evolution of male-female friendships as a female counterstrategy, and the impact of infanticidal risk on stress hormone levels.
References
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Zinner, D., & Deschner, T. (2000). Sexual swellings in female hamadryas baboons after male take-overs: “Deceptive” swellings as a possible female counter-strategy against infanticide. American Journal of Primatology, 52(4), 157–168. https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-2345(200012)52:4<157::AID-AJP1>3.0.CO;2-L
Date
12/01/2021
Category
Reproductive Behaviour & Parental Care
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