By Christine Heinrichs The sea otter pup was tiny, probably less than 2 weeks old, alone in Morro Bay on an October morning ...

Queerness in nature has been observed throughout centuries, showing us same-sex animal partnerships and changes in sex ...

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

The monogamy rate in humans may be higher than you expected... but we do it in a strange way compared to other animals.

Just as humans have historically gathered during winter, many animals do the same. Animals may not be exchanging presents or ...

In the sun-scorched lands bordering Zimbabwe’s largest wildlife sanctuary, Takesure Moyo pedals through his village each morning on a mission to help his community coexist with the elephants and ...

If you truly want to commit to someone for life, it's worth taking notes from the California deer mouse. This tiny rodent has topped the animal kingdom's monogamy 'league table' – while humans rank ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. You might think lemons are gifts from nature, but their ...

However, we are a lot better at it than some of our primate cousins. In an exploration of the influence of monogamy on eusocial societies, Dr Mark Dyble found that the white-handed gibbon had the ...