Same-sex sexual behavior among primates could be shaped partly by specific environmental and social conditions, according to a new study comparing 59 species. Same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) in animals ...

"Primate mothers are some of the best mothers you will find in the animal kingdom," one expert said. So what happened with ...

In mammals, social behavior and social status can substantially influence the survival, reproductive performance, and health of individuals. However, it is not yet fully understood how the translation ...

Humans are far from the only primates engaging in same-sex sexual activity. A new study found instances in which 59 nonhuman primate species, including bonobos, chimpanzees and macaques, have taken ...

While homophobes have long claimed that homosexuality “isn’t natural,” a newly published study found over 59 different primate species that exhibit same-sex sexual behaviors (SSB). This finding ...

Adaptation and behavior in the primate fossil record / Callum F. Ross ... [et al.] -- Functional morphology and in vivo bone strain patterns in the craniofacial region of primates: beware of ...

The release of Determined, a new book by renowned Stanford professor of primate behavior and neuroscience Robert M. Sapolsky, has catapulted him into the middle of an ancient debate: whether humans ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The world’s largest nocturnal primate—the aye-aye—is ...

Social organization of tree shrews (Tupaia glis) / T. Kawamichi and M. Kawamichi -- Social behavior and incest mechanisms of tree shrews (Tupaia glis) Diard 1820 / K. Richarz -- Lemurine social and ...

Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna are reporting that Goffin's cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) engage in food flavoring behavior by dunking food into soy yogurt. Experimentally ...