Web Resources
Baboon Bonding
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw1068798062574b221
Find out why bonding makes baboons better mothers.
Baboons from Cradle to Grave
http://www.princeton.edu/~baboon/cradle_to_grave.html
Learn about the complete life cycle of baboons on this site sponsored by the Amboseli Baboon Research Project.
Baboon Society
http://www.princeton.edu/~baboon/social_life.html
Take a glimpse into the social lives of baboons.
Chacma Baboon Communication
http://members.tripod.com/uakari/papio_ursinus.html
Find out more about the chacma’s range, ecology, and various means of communication on this Web site.
Chacma Baboon Info
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Papio_ursinus.html
All you every wanted to know about chacma baboons can be found on this Web site from the University of Michigan’s Museum of Zoology.
Chacma Friendships and Infanticide
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~palombit/
Discover more about Dr. Ryne Palombit’s research on the chacma baboon.
Chacma Overview
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chacma_baboon.htm
Read a brief overview of the chacma baboon.
The Leakey Foundation
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org
Learn what the Leakey Foundation is doing to increase scientific knowledge and public understanding of human origins, evolution, behavior, and survival.
Rafting the Zambezi
http://away.com/great_adventures/zambezi-rafting.html
Read about the thrills offered by a rafting trip down the mighty Zambezi River.
South Africa’s Chacma Baboons
http://www.sunsetbeach.co.za/cape_point/chacma_baboons.htm
Learn about life among troops of chacmas living on South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.
Wildlife Safari Information
http://www.wildlifesafari.info
Plan your African safari with the help of this Web site loaded with tips, planning tools, and resources.
Books
Cheney, Dorothy L., and Robert M. Seyfarth. HOW MONKEYS SEE THE WORLD: INSIDE THE MIND OF ANOTHER SPECIES. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,1990.
Duffy, Rosaleen. KILLING FOR CONSERVATION: WILDLIFE POLICY IN ZIMBABWE. London: The International African Institute, 2000.
Dugard, Martin. INTO AFRICA: THE EPIC ADVENTURES OF STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. New York: Random House, 2003.
Estes, Richard D. THE SAFARI COMPANION: A GUIDE TO WATCHING AFRICAN MAMMALS INCLUDING HOOFED MAMMALS, CARNIVORES, AND PRIMATES. White River Junction: Chelsea Green, 1999.
Martelli, George. LIVINGSTONE’S RIVER: A HISTORY OF THE ZAMBEZI EXPEDITION, 1858-1864. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1970.
Nolting, Mark W. AFRICAN SAFARI JOURNAL. Fort Lauderdale: Global Trade Publishing, 2003.
——. AFRICA’S TOP WILDLIFE COUNTRIES, 6th ed. Fort Lauderdale: Global Trade Publishing, 2003.
Sapolsky, Robert M. A PRIMATE’S MEMOIR: A NEUROSCIENTIST’S UNCONVENTIONAL LIFE AMONG THE BABOONS. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Smuts, Barbara B. SEX AND FRIENDSHIP IN BABOONS. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999.
Strum, Shirley C. ALMOST HUMAN : A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF BABOONS. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Teede, Jan, and Fiona Teede. THE ZAMBEZI: RIVER OF THE GODS. London: Andre Deutsch Ltd., 1991.
Van Schaik, Carel, and Charles H. Janson. INFANTICIDE BY MALES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.