A mega-study of 117 mammal species reveals that limiting reproduction increases life expectancy by up to 10 percent.

The eagle sees better than us, the dolphin echolocates, the beetle is stronger, the plant is longer-lived... And yet, ...

The relative lack of aggression among female bonobos could be explained by the species' well-studied use of sex to defuse ...

While most of the world’s 300+ monkey species are harmless plant-eaters, a few larger and more aggressive species are capable of inflicting serious harm. From city-dwelling rhesus macaques to powerful ...

Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) get jealous of their siblings' grooming sessions. Delaunay et al., Proceedings of the Royal Society B (2026) If you have siblings, you may remember fighting for your ...

Young primates in a southern African nature park were observed to constantly interfere when their mother was giving attention to a younger brother or sister. By Annie Roth Annie Roth has reported on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the video, the singer and his signature pink guitar can be seen entertaining a reserve of baboons. Plumes describes the ...

Authorities in Cape Town, South Africa, have released an updated baboon action plan aimed at reducing conflict between people and baboons, which regularly enter urban areas in search of food. The plan ...

Shirley C. Strum 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 ...

The operation sparked controversy from medical ethicists and animal rights activists alike Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has ...