A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

In the natural world—where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity—animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an underlying ...

A study of nine species of large mammals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has revealed that their behavioral responses to summer heat were influenced more by the structure of their environments ...

Meerkats in the Kalahari Research Center, Northern Cape, South Africa. Credit: Vlad Demartsev In the natural world—where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in ...

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

Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in mammals. Scientists ...

Rural Alaskan and Canadian communities are trying to get along with the large mammals Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Treading carefully through yellowing aspen forest in southeastern British ...