Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...

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

Biologists tend to look at the animal kingdom and try to categorize things in an organized fashion. But nature has a way of defying our neat little categories. Take something as common as same-sex ...

Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh environments, are hunted by predators or live in more complex societies, ...

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes.

Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...

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

Primates form same-sex sexual behavior alliances to gain rank and mating opportunities Male primates use same-sex bonds as ...

More than 59 different primate species have been observed participating in some kind of same-sex behaviors, making it extremely common.

Many primate species have been observed engaging in same-sex sexual behavior. A new study suggests it likely developed evolutionarily to help reduce conflict and build bonds.

Same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom—more than 1,500 species are estimated to have been observed engaging in same-sex behavior, from spiders and nematodes to bonobos and fish. A new ...

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