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

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

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

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

Some 60 primate species, including baboons, chimpanzees and vervet monkeys, express homosexuality, according to a new study ...

A new study by researchers at Imperial College London and published on Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution could help shed ...

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

People haven’t realised that same-sex behaviour is as important for the functioning of a society," says wildlife expert ...

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

A new study has found that same-sex intimacy is expressed by nearly 60 primate species, including baboons and chimpanzees.