Modern humans belong to a small minority of monogamous mammals and, in terms of partner fidelity, rank between the Eurasian beaver and the white-handed gibbon. That's the conclusion of evolutionary ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

Mixed-breed dogs have become the most common “breed” in the United States, according to Humane World for Animals. At the same ...

When turtles look for love, their courtship and mating rituals are unique. Discover the distinctive ways turtles create ...

Superficially, gene flow between dingoes and European dogs sounds like a negative outcome. Our research, however, suggests ...

Isle of Palms officials are urging pet owners to take extra precautions after a small dog was taken by a coyote over the ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed – even detachable. They’re one of the most diverse ...

Most modern dog breeds have small amounts of wolf ancestry from long after dogs were domesticated, according to a new study.

Dozens of dogs have been seized from a Kenosha home, and the owners have been criminally charged. Police say the dogs were living in filth at that home, malnourished, and exposed to urine and feces.

For years, scientists have kept a close eye on the animals around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the hopes of learning from the one-of-a-kind accidental radiation exposure experiment currently ...

The FWC said the reptile has been placed into permanent captivity following the incident Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...