Baboons prefer to spend time with others of the same age, status and even personality
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 18:00
in Psychology & Sociology
New research shows that chacma baboons within a troop spend more of their time with baboons that have similar characteristics to themselves: associating with those of a similar age, dominance rank and even personality type such as boldness. This is known as homophily, or 'love of the same'.