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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: "Stay at Home" Baboon Dads Raise Healthier Kids


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A baboon family grooms each other at a research site in Kenya.

Young yellow baboons that spend time with their dads early in life may experience less stress and mature more quickly—a distinct survival advantage, a new study says.

Photograph courtesy Susan Alberts/Duke University