The evolutionary upside of same-sex sex among primates

As animals go about their lives ― eating, fighting, having babies ― they don’t always follow the script laid out for them by ...
Chosunbiz

Primates form same-sex sexual behavior alliances to gain rank and mating opportunities

Primates form same-sex sexual behavior alliances to gain rank and mating opportunities Male primates use same-sex bonds as ...
Post and Courier

SC’s Monkey Island breeding operation comes under House committee scrutiny

A key congressional committee wants federal health officials to justify the continued breeding of primates on Morgan Island, a secluded South Carolina barrier island that is home to more than 3,000 ...
Post and Courier

Monkeys may be damaging remote SC barrier island where primates run free, new analysis shows

Free-ranging monkeys may be causing long-term environmental damage on Morgan Island, an isolated barrier island the state owns and has used for decades as a primate breeding ground, according to a new ...
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 ...
Tulsa World

OU President David Boren orders review of primate breeding facility following deaths

Citing the public’s “interest” in the University of Oklahoma’s use of animal testing to further scientific and academic research, OU President David Boren has ordered a “full internal review” of a ...