Baboons choice for partner more than just a big backside, study

The two hikers play with a baboon at Lake Nakuru National Park. When choosing a mate, male baboons do not really care about the size of a female's backside. [Photo: file/standard]

If head-turning socialite Vera Sidika was born among our primate cousins living in Amboseli National Park, she would never have caused any stir among the males.

Scientists from the National Museums of Kenya, Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi and the Duke University, US, say among the baboons of Amboseli, much unlike our men, it takes much more than just a voluptuous backside to gain their attention.