Most volunteer positions at Filoha last for a minimum of eight months (though individual time frames are negotiated separately). Responsibilities include maintaining habituation of the study group through all-day follows (5-15 km/day), daily census of the study group, collection of behavioral and reproductive data, and collection and field laboratory processing of fecal samples for genetic and hormone analyses. Volunteers are accompanied by our current graduate student, Alexis Amann (https://larissaswedell.org/students/amann), our local field assistant, and/or a local park scout while following baboons. The Filoha field site is based at the most northerly outpost of the Awash National Park. The area is hot and dry (averaging 94 degrees F) for most of the year. Living conditions at Filoha a

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