Humans have a monogamy rating of 66% full siblings, ahead of meerkats (60%) but behind beavers (73%). Meanwhile, our evolutionary cousins fall at the bottom of the table - with mountain gorillas at 6% ...

Why is swapping saliva something all human societies have normalised? Turns out kissing isn't just a human thing — all sorts of species appear to kiss, and new research suggests Neanderthals did it ...

“Almost all other monogamous mammals either live in tight family units of just a breeding pair and their offspring, or in ...

Animals, though wordless, communicate complex messages through body language, sounds, scents, touch, and color changes. From ...

(CNN) — Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Over the last four months, the L.A. Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three ...

Women outlive men in nearly every country—but the reason has nothing to do with diet, stress, or modern life. A ...

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From matriarchs who guide entire herds to queens that dominate their hives, the animal kingdom is full of powerful females ...

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A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.