The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number ...

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

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 ...

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

Sticking with a long-term life partner to rear children has long been considered a dominant mating pattern for our species, ...

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

Male bonobos are able to decipher confusing fertility signals from females, say scientists. Most female mammals are only ...

Non-human primates (NHPs) possess high cognitive abilities that enable them to respond effectively to complex social, ecological, and psychological challenges. These abilities need to be stimulated in ...

Human pair bonding is more comparable to exclusive mating seen in meerkats and beavers than in our primate cousins ...