When baboons feel pushed to the bottom of a hierarchy, they display a submission gesture—putting their body down, lowering their head, raising their bottom, and covering their head—which communicates 'you've beaten me, just leave me alone.'
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Johann HariEvidence Quote
“Baboon will put its body down physically or put its head down, it will put its bottom in the air and it will cover its head.”
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7 dimensions of depression, explained | Daniel Goleman, Pete Holmes & more | Big Think— Big ThinkCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:14:16 PM
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