A dominant male Yellow Baboon grooms a female in oestrus. Regular grooming of each other establishes long term bonds that can help in many ways
A dominant male Yellow Baboon grooms a female in oestrus. Regular grooming of each other establishes long term bonds that can help with passing on genes and care of the resulting offspring.
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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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