Drawing on 48 years of data on the family trees and mate choices of 1,624 wild baboons in Kenya, a new study finds that baboons generally steer clear of mates that are half-siblings or closer. But ...

Baboon grunts and mating calls may hold secrets about human speech, according to a new study suggesting that the origins of human language could reach back as much as 25 million years. The barks, ...

From mantises that both eat and mate with their suitors at once to baboon couples that can’t turn off the PDA, these animal mating rituals are both crucial and wildly entertaining. 0:00 - Intro to 13 ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Finding love in a small isolated place can be tough when everyone is a familiar face, or when half the dating pool is already out because they’re all close relatives. That’s no less ...