In mammals, social behavior and social status can substantially influence the survival, reproductive performance, and health of individuals. However, it is not yet fully understood how the translation ...

Although about half of primate species play as adults with other adults, a team of international researchers has just unlocked a key factor in the reason why some don't. The answer lies in the type of ...

A recent article in the New York Times caught my eye concerning the strong role of genes in determining the social behavior of nonhuman primates. A team of researchers at the University of Oxford ...

A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on June 11, 2026, titled "Age-related dysfunctions of the neuroendocrine ...

Nonhuman primates are our closest living relatives, and no other group of mammals can remind us of ourselves the way nonhuman primates do. We will start this course by examining the phylogeny, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Orangutans are among the strongest primates, capable of exerting immense force with their arms, which are adapted for climbing and pulling their full body weight. In close encounters, what may seem ...

Primates show a remarkable ability to modify their behaviours to accommodate their physical disabilities and impairments, according to a new literature review. Whether the disabilities are the result ...

Adaptation and behavior in the primate fossil record / Callum F. Ross ... [et al.] -- Functional morphology and in vivo bone strain patterns in the craniofacial region of primates: beware of ...