A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

It is time for animal behavior to become its own academic discipline. The Animal Behavior Society argues that animal behavior ...

Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh ...

A new study by researchers at Imperial College London and published on Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution could help shed ...

In the wild, herbivores are often seen as the peaceful grazers of the animal kingdom—gentle giants simply trying to survive. But in Africa’s unforgiving ecosystems, even plant-eaters can turn ...

(a)−(c) are Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of metabolites identified from different tissues (HP vs PG) and aggression (the hypothalamus of the most aggressive (HPM) vs the hypothalamus of the ...

Danger in nature does not always come with a warning. A hippo charging from a quiet river can end a life in seconds, ...

An acute observer of animal behavior, Martin H. Moynihan uses a wide array of comparative studies to detail the diversity, mechanics, and evolutionary origins of the means by which animals keep their ...

In the face of a warming climate, the new research by Tulane scientists bodes poorly for the comparatively mild-mannered ...