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

Homosexual behaviour in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh environments, are hunted by predators, or live in more complex societies, ...

A female chimpanzee famed for her remarkable ability to recognise letters and numbers has died of old age and multiple organ failure at 49, according to the Japanese research institute that studied ...

Johannes Roberts has made a career out of delivering tightly wound survival thrillers that thrive on confined spaces, ...

Charles River Laboratories plans to acquire two firms, K.F. Ltd. and PathoQuest, in an effort to strengthen its supply chain and biologics testing capabilities.

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Charles River Laboratories said on Monday it would buy one of its major suppliers of non-human primates for about $510 million as the contract research firm seeks greater control over procurement of ...

More than 59 different primate species have been observed participating in some kind of same-sex behaviors, making it ...

Biologists tend to look at the animal kingdom and try to categorize things in an organized fashion. But nature has a way of ...

Nothing brings a group of primates together, humans included, quite like a threat from outside. Bonobos are unique among ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

Zoo officials announced that Menjadi, a 3-year-old female orangutan, received her flu vaccination last week. Her parents, mom ...