Spotted hyena clans flip the script on mammalian power: here, dominance is inherited, alliances matter most and females rule every level of society.

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected ...

It’s important to remember that we humans are simply animals. A very advanced species, but members of the animal kingdom nonetheless. We all need water, food, and shelter to survive, but we also share ...

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...

Growing research – including ancient DNA technology – is changing the picture of human evolution and how our ancestors interacted with other human-like creatures. If the simplest explanation is often ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens. Reconstruction of a Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis), based on ...

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. Three-toed sloth mating calls are often described as high-pitched screams or shrill whistles. These calls travel long distances ...

Despite studies on mosquito mating going back to the 1950s, the role of the female in the process remained obscure. The speed of the process - the interactions that lead to mating take just one or two ...

Female mosquitoes call the shots when it comes to mating, reveals new research. Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation ...