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Baboons wearing Fitbits reveal community secrets

Even boss baboons adjust their pace to fit in with their troop, new study finds.

A family of baboons walking away from the camera
Baboons live in and travel in stable groups of up to 150 individuals, ranging from 30 kilo adult males to infants. New research shows that all baboons compromise their preferred speed in order to keep the group together, but the smallest members are forced to adjust the most, thereby footing the greatest energy bill. Image credit: Carter Loftus / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior