Evolutionary biologist Nathan H. Lents details how animal relationships can offer perspective on sexual diversity, social ...

One of the most fascinating aspects of human life is how we choose our mates. Animals also choose their mates, sometimes with a great deal of care. Mating systems are important to understand ...

For two weeks every mating season ... proportionally the longest penis of any animal on earth spanning up to 10 times his body size. That's like a human's reaching the length of a bowling lane.

When a male anglerfish finds his mate, he literally latches onto her with his teeth. Over time, their bodies fuse, with the male becoming permanently attached. He provides insemination on demand ...

Primates practice different mating styles but empowered females help create harmonious families. Humans could learn from them ...

Evolutionary biologist Nathan H. Lents argues in his new book, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, ...

Knowledge of animal mating systems helped human societies grow, because propagation of domesticated stocks ensured that there were dependable supplies of food (Zeder 2008). When observing wild or ...

1. Elephants: Elephants are known for their unshakable family ties. They display love through various gestures such as playing, touching, etc. 3. River otter: River otters are deeply affectionate with ...

But if they are unable to find a mate, they can choose to reproduce asexually to ensure their lineage continues. Additionally, many facultatively sexual animals ... be why we humans don’t ...