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Study finds same-sex behavior in primates is as important as "making babies"

The researchers found that same-sex behavior was more common in primate groups with clear hierarchical structures and those ...
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Can animals be gay? New study finds that many primates are — and it may even improve their survival odds

A growing body of research suggests same-sex behavior in nonhuman primates is important to social connections.

Same-sex sexual behavior observed in dozens of primate species, suggesting evolutionary origin

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

Study finds homosexuality surprisingly common among primates

Some 60 primate species, including baboons, chimpanzees and vervet monkeys, express homosexuality, according to a new study ...
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Bonobos are the only known primate, humans included, that don't kill each other

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...
The Economist

Same-sex sexual behaviour in primates is a survival strategy

In truth, it is not a paradox. The animals involved all seem perfectly eager participants in heterosexual behaviour, as well, so their reproduction is not compromised. It is, though, a puzzle—for ...

Bonobos are the only primates that don’t kill their own but unite when facing death threats

Bonobo chimpanzees are unique among primates because they do not kill other bonobos. … They still showed increased alertness ...

A Biologist Explains Why Humans Lost Their Fur. Hint: We Evolved Something Else Instead

Humans are the only primates that run nearly naked under the sun. Here’s how this biological tradeoff reshaped how our ...