An international study led by the University of Oxford documented 427 friendly cross-species interactions involving 88 primate species and 127 partner species, including dogs, pigs, birds, squirrels, ...

Led by anthropologists at the University of Oxford, the study assembled 303 documented examples of primates interacting with animals from other species, according to Popular Science. Published in the ...

Why do humans enjoy keeping pets? A new international study suggests that the answer may reach much further back in evolution ...

Years later, while studying wild black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys in the mountains of south-west China, I watched playful ...

Though we know them to be dirty insects, cockroaches are actually incredible self-groomers. In fact, their grooming behavior helps keep them safe and alert, aiding their resilience. These critters ...

…I recalled the amazing grooming theory by anthropologist Robin Dunbar. The theory is basically this: Apes and monkeys, humanity’s closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of these ...