Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial. The results, published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, ...

Humans are far from the only primates engaging in same-sex sexual activity. A new study found instances in which 59 nonhuman primate species, including bonobos, chimpanzees and macaques, have taken ...

Same-sex sexual behaviour is part of the normal social life of some primates and could play an important part in their long-term success, a survey of nearly 500 species of apes, monkeys and other ...

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A major new study has examined the prevalence of same-sex behavior in primates. It appeared Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution. It’s been described as the most comprehensive review to date on the ...

Same-sex sexual behavior among primates could be shaped partly by specific environmental and social conditions, according to a new study comparing 59 species. Same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) in animals ...

Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial. Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years ...

A recent study into same-sex behavior in primates finds that social organization and ecological factors, including climatic conditions, influence this behavior. In gorilla groups, same-sex relations ...

pt. 1 : Background. A brief history of primate field studies / Robert Sussman -- Socioecology history / Joyce Parga and Deborah Overdorff -- Primate evolution and taxonomy / Walter Hartwig -- pt. 2 : ...

"This reader reprises 20 years of articles, originally published in Natural history magazine"--Preface. Monkey moves / Dawn Starin -- Gorilla society / Peter Veit -- Mother baboon / Joan Luft and ...