Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...
Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...
Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...
A comprehensive new study has examined the prevalence of same-sex behavior in dozens of primate species.
A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...
A growing body of research suggests same-sex behavior in nonhuman primates is important to social connections.
A recent study out of Bangladesh confirms a concerning trend in monkey behavior, potentially leading to the extinction of two species of langurs: Phayre's langurs and capped langurs. Mongabay reported ...
While observing a group of rhesus monkeys on a tiny Caribbean island, researchers were shocked by what they saw: widespread homosexual exploits. “I was expecting to see same-sex behavior … but the ...
They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes. The macaques that bathe showed different lice distributions and gut ...
A group of monkeys is challenging humans’ views on sexuality by showing that same-sex behavior among males strengthens their social networks and may even help them father more offspring. The findings, ...
"One result of nine-month 'Primate project' held at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, during 1962-1963. Organized by Sherwood L. Washburn and David A.