Impact of food availability and predator presence on patterns of landscape partitioning among neighbouring Guinea baboon (Papio papio) parties

A study on Guinea baboons (Papio papio) in Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, reveals minimal feeding competition among neighboring parties despite substantial home range overlap. Analysis of four years of GPS collar data showed that food availability and predator presence did not significantly affect the distance between parties, which often remained under 100 meters apart. This suggests a low level of aggressive landscape partitioning in this population, though whether this is unique to Niokolo-Koba or characteristic of Guinea baboons more broadly remains unclear.

Ohrndorf, L., Mundry, R., Beckmann, J., Fischer, J., & Zinner, D. (2025). Impact of food availability and predator presence on patterns of landscape partitioning among neighbouring Guinea baboon (Papio papio) parties. Movement Ecology, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-025-00534-9