Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...

Same-sex sexual behaviour has been recorded in around 1,500 species, from insects and starfish to birds and mammals. Yet sex ...

Finding a mate is hard in the animal kingdom! As these strangest animal mating rituals show, it sometimes gets even more ...

The team behind the Mandy Moore shark flick '47 Meters Down' returns with a murderous monkey and surprisingly good acting by ...

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social bonds. A new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University ...

Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

Inexpensive to raise and insatiably hungry for trash, black soldier fly larvae are already on the menu for livestock, pets ...

Few animal facts are repeated with more confidence or less nuance than the claim that penguins mate for life. It is offered ...

Prairie voles are no different from teenagers who fall in love after just one date. These rodents can also form intense ...