The more time alpha males spend guarding mates, the higher their stress hormones rise and the more their energy reserves ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- A few things come to mind when we imagine the “alpha male” type. They’re the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls. But there’s a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha ...

A few things come to mind when we imagine the “alpha male” type. They’re the ones calling the shots, who get all the girls. But there’s a downside to being a strong and powerful alpha stud -- at least ...

Alpha male baboons may earn the right to preside over their troops, but evidence indicates all that power takes its toll. A past study from Duke University research scientist Laurence Gesquiere ...

An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new ...

For example, both male and female Hamadryas baboons have brown or light gray ... scrotum and testicles that are located below ...

Alpha male baboons may not have deadlines to meet, but it doesn't mean their lives are stress-free, the researchers said. To reach the top spot and stay there, male baboons must rely on their ...

There's a downside to being a powerful alpha male -- at least if you're a baboon. Studies show that despite their high rank, the No. 1 males in baboon society are also some of the most stressed ...