A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

Humans may be far more monogamous by nature than previously thought, researchers say. Monogamy in humans is comparable more to the exclusive mating seen in meerkats and beavers than in our primate ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, according to a new University of Cambridge study that includes a table ranking ...

Homosexuality is common among primates close to humans, and this trait appears to be inherited in some cases. The findings run counter to the view that homosexuality "goes against the laws of nature." ...

Monogamy : past and present / Ulrich H. Reichard -- Evolution of monogamy : mating relationships, parental care and sexual selection / Anders Pape Møller -- Mate guarding and the evolution of social ...

In truth, it is not a paradox. The animals involved all seem perfectly eager participants in heterosexual behaviour, as well, so their reproduction is not compromised. It is, though, a puzzle—for ...