Being top baboon can be very stressful

Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 18:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Study shows that alpha male baboons experience as much stress as the lowest ranked members of their troop.Think it's easy at the top? Turns out chasing females, putting down underlings and generally maintaining one's social status can be very stressful.

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