Ochrona pawianów w Kenii - Redux

After darting researchers take blood, fluid and skin samples, measurements and and teeth casts from sedated baboon Wrung, the alpha female in her troop (born Dec 2010), in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, on June 7, 2022. Researchers here are observing troops of yellow baboon to understand how social habits affect health. Strong relationships seem to help baboons overcome early life adversity, and that could have big implications for human health. Wrung is the great granddaughter of Winter, a female in Hook’s group (one of the first groups observed by the Amboseli Baboon Research Project). Winter's daughter Wema became the alpha female of her own group after Hook’s group fissioned, and maintained that top status until her death at age 19. She was succeeded by her daughter Wade, who is also Wrung’s mother (Niki notes that all of Wema’s daughters who survived infancy were long-livedÃłWade herself lived until age 22, well beyond the average for females in our population). Wade also remained alpha until she died in 2015, and through another group fission into what became Narasha’s group. Wrung herself was Wade’s youngest daughter that made it to adulthood and was born on Christmas Eve, 2010. She reached reproductive maturation in May 2015 and became the alpha female of Narasha’s group in October 2015. For nearly 50 years researchers at the Amboseli Baboon Research Project have been recording the behaviors of wild baboons, using precise observational tools. The data reveal that baboons that have early adversity tend to die younger than those that do not. There is new evidence, however, that a baboon might be able to overcome a tough early life by building strong relationships with others in its community. Amboseli researchers suggest that stable social connections might play a role in biological health. These new ideas in evolutionary science could change our understanding of (and approach to) public health. Humans with childhood adversity tend to get sicker: Could strong relationships help rescue people from their rough starts?