Sex-biased milk production in macaques
In polygynous primate species, males tend to be larger than females, and this sex difference in body size is evident starting very early in life. In humans, for example, boys are (on average) heavier...
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View ArticleChimpanzee Food Sharing
Although not known for their generosity, chimpanzees do regularly share food. Most chimpanzee food sharing does not involve actively handing food to someone else, but rather passively allowing another...
View ArticleSex-biased milk production in macaques
In polygynous primate species, males tend to be larger than females, and this sex difference in body size is evident starting very early in life. In humans, for example, boys are (on average) heavier...
View ArticleThe truth about growth spurts
Do your children sometimes seem to outgrow their clothes or shoes overnight? Research by anthropologist and physician Michelle Lampl has confirmed this conventional wisdom about growth spurts. Children...
View ArticleNeandertal Communication: Were they capable of human-like language?
Since the discovery of Neandertal remains in Europe in 1829, scientists have been fascinated by the relationship of Neandertals to modern humans. One question involves whether they communicated through...
View ArticleGorilla Polygyny
Gorillas are the largest-bodied primates living today. Adult male gorillas are called silverbacks, due to the silvery hair that develops across their backs with maturity. Silverbacks in the wild stand...
View ArticleArrested Development: A Reproductive Strategy in Male Orangutans
You’ve heard of the TV series Arrested Development, but did you know that arrested development is also an evolved reproductive strategy for some male orangutans? Adult males of this red-haired...
View ArticleChimpanzees Dance in the Rain
Chimpanzees live in rainforest habitats where the rainy season brings regular thunderstorms. But these African apes make little attempt to stay dry in the rain. They often huddle miserably and simply...
View ArticleChimpanzee Food Sharing
Although not known for their generosity, chimpanzees do regularly share food. Most chimpanzee food sharing does not involve actively handing food to someone else, but rather passively allowing another...
View ArticleSex-biased milk production in macaques
In polygynous primate species, males tend to be larger than females, and this sex difference in body size is evident starting very early in life. In humans, for example, boys are (on average) heavier...
View ArticleThe truth about growth spurts
Do your children sometimes seem to outgrow their clothes or shoes overnight? Research by anthropologist and physician Michelle Lampl has confirmed this conventional wisdom about growth spurts. Children...
View ArticleNeandertal Communication: Were they capable of human-like language?
Since the discovery of Neandertal remains in Europe in 1829, scientists have been fascinated by the relationship of Neandertals to modern humans. One question involves whether they communicated through...
View ArticleGorilla Polygyny
Gorillas are the largest-bodied primates living today. Adult male gorillas are called silverbacks, due to the silvery hair that develops across their backs with maturity. Silverbacks in the wild stand...
View ArticleArrested Development: A Reproductive Strategy in Male Orangutans
You’ve heard of the TV series Arrested Development , but did you know that arrested development is also an evolved reproductive strategy for some male orangutans? Adult males of this red-haired...
View ArticleChimpanzees Dance in the Rain
Chimpanzees live in rainforest habitats where the rainy season brings regular thunderstorms. But these African apes make little attempt to stay dry in the rain. They often huddle miserably and simply...
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