Having BFFs brings longevity to female baboons

African monkeys live longer if they keep close companions

Some baboons groom their buddies for long lives.

GROOMER MILL Female chacma baboons that form close, lasting friendships, such as this pair in which one is grooming the other, tend to live longer than female troop mates that switch friends more often, a new study finds. Anne Engh

Female chacma baboons that maintain close, lasting friendships live considerably longer than their peers who switch companions more frequently, a new study finds.