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Study ties same-sex behavior in primates to ecological and social pressures
By Aimable Twahirwa The fact that primates other than humans engage in homosexual behavior is well-documented. A recent study ...
Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...
More than 59 different primate species have been observed participating in some kind of same-sex behaviors, making it extremely common.
Japanese macaques are famous for soaking in hot springs during winter, but new research suggests this behavior may serve ...
Many primate species have been observed engaging in same-sex sexual behavior. A new study suggests it likely developed evolutionarily to help reduce conflict and build bonds.
Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...
Gay apes are a thing!
Japanese macaques, colloquially referred to as snow monkeys, famously soak in steaming hot springs during winter. It's easy ...
As animals go about their lives ― eating, fighting, having babies ― they don’t always follow the script laid out for them by ...
Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear ...
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 ...
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