Example Sentences

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Living in nomadic groups, the men use handmade bows and arrows to hunt Cape buffalo, baboons and the rodent-like hyrax.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Female hamadryas baboons given hormonal contraception lived 29 percent longer, while castrated males lived 19 percent longer.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Other wild animals like elephants and baboons also feature in the new series, which is narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Goodall, in removing the barriers, raised primatology to new heights, opening the way for research on subjects ranging from political coalitions among baboons to the use of deception by an array of primates.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

The baboons straggled out from under the trees in the slanting golden light of late afternoon.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer