When meat doesn’t matter: Female Guinea baboons do not prefer males who are better at acquiring or sharing meat

Instanz: TeilenTeilen:When meat doesn’t matter: Female Guinea baboons do not prefer males who are better at acquiring or sharing meatDr. Susanne Diederich Stabsstelle KommunikationDeutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH - Leibniz-Institut für Primatenforschung10.08.2026 14:04A new study by the German Primate Center reveals that female Guinea baboons are less dependent on their primary males for access to meat than anticipatedMeat is a rare and highly prized resource for wild Guinea baboons (Papio papio). Guinea baboons offer a valuable analogy to the evolution of human food sharing practices through their parallel evolution with early human ancestors. Still, a large share of the meat female baboons accessed originated from their primary male. “Guinea baboons provide a particularly interesting evolutionary comparison to humans where similar ecological conditions and social systems have resulted in differences in the importance of meat sharing to female partner choice. “Meat Acquisition Skill and Male Reproductive Success in Guinea Baboons.”