The first study to analyse rates of full vs half siblings in a range of mammals provides new evidence for monogamous behaviour in humans compared to other animals.

Humans have a monogamy rating of 66% full siblings, ahead of meerkats (60%) but behind beavers (73%). Meanwhile, our evolutionary cousins fall at the bottom of the table - with mountain gorillas at 6% ...

HUMANS are less likely to cheat than chimps – but are more prone to promiscuity than beavers. They’re the findings of a major study into monogamy across the animal kingdom, which reveals the ...

How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge ...

Human pair bonding is more comparable to exclusive mating seen in meerkats and beavers than in our primate cousins ...

If you truly want to commit to someone for life, it's worth taking notes from the California deer mouse. This tiny rodent has topped the animal kingdom's monogamy 'league table' – while humans rank ...

HUMANS are less likely to cheat than chimps – but are more prone to promiscuity than beavers. They’re the findings of a major study into monogamy across the animal kingdom, which reveals the most and ...

Meerkats are incredibly social animals and live in large groups known as 'mobs' or 'clans' Humans are a bit like meerkats when it comes to pairing up, according to a study that examined the monogamous ...