The evolutionary journey from primitive plesiadapiforms to early primates during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs represents a critical chapter in mammalian history. Fossil records from these periods ...

As animals go about their lives ― eating, fighting, having babies ― they don’t always follow the script laid out for them by ...

The observation of homosexual behaviors in animals has long raised questions about their origins and functions. A recent ...

Same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom—more than 1,500 species are estimated to have been observed engaging in ...

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

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Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Cover -- Cortical Evolution in Primates -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables ...

Discover how recent research challenges traditional views on evolution by revealing the crucial survival functions of same-sex behaviour in nonhuman primates.

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...

Nonhuman primates like bonobos and chimpanzees might engage in same-sex sexual activities to strengthen bonds, particularly ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...