A Cambridge study reveals humans are less monogamous than believed, ranking seventh among mammals with a 66% full sibling rate. While romantic ideals persist, this research suggests pair-bond ...

Animals more likely to eat their young are those with faster reproductive cycles. “Species that have large broods might be ...

“Almost all other monogamous mammals either live in tight family units of just a breeding pair and their offspring, or in ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

When turtles look for love, their courtship and mating rituals are unique. Discover the distinctive ways turtles create ...

Superficially, gene flow between dingoes and European dogs sounds like a negative outcome. Our research, however, suggests ...

Isle of Palms officials are urging pet owners to take extra precautions after a small dog was taken by a coyote over the ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures in biology. The human penis is so uniform, it's an anatomical outlier.

Michelle Spear does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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Dozens of dogs have been seized from a Kenosha home, and the owners have been criminally charged. Police say the dogs were living in filth at that home, malnourished, and exposed to urine and feces.

The city of Durango and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are warning drivers that mule deer are more active during morning and evening commutes this time of year. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman John ...