If you're a male chimp looking for love—or offspring—it pays to make friends with other males.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2021
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It makes evolutionary sense for long-lived animals to have complex social relationships—such as friends and enemies—researchers say.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2021
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Based on a new study published in Scientific Reports by researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, adult, intensively socialized wolves form individualized social bonds with their ...
Evolution
Oct 14, 2020
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Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar, a psychologist at the University of Oxford, has conducted a review of the literature and concluded that the impact of the pandemic on friendships is likely to be fleeting. He has published a paper ...
A groundbreaking study using molecular genetic techniques and field studies brings together decades of research into the complex relationships among beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) that spans 10 locations across the ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2020
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What would you do if the person standing next to you suddenly screamed and ran away? Would you be able to carry on calmly with what you're doing, or would you panic? Unless you're James Bond, you're most likely to go for ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2020
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Flamingos form friendships that last for years, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2020
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Although they have no way of identifying their biological fathers, male chimpanzees form intimate bonds with them, a finding that questions the idea of fatherhood in some of humanity's closest relatives, according to a study ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2020
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Vampire bats could be said to be sort of like people—not because of their blood-sucking ways, but because they help their neighbors in need even if it's of no obvious benefit to them.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2019
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Wild monkeys which have more social partners form larger huddles in adverse weather and have a better chance of surviving winter, new research has found.
Plants & Animals
May 30, 2018
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