New research from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the University of Turku reveals that female ...

Unusual for animals from a biological point of view, female mountain gorillas often live many years after last giving birth - just like people. This may be to care for their young, according to ...

Women usually live longer than men, and animals show the same pattern. Evolution, genes, and parenting explain why.

(CNN) — Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study. Researchers from Germany, Denmark, France, Hungary and Belgium ...

The surprising reasons behind this biological phenomenon have been revealed thanks to the largest study of its kind to date.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A giant panda has given birth to a cub at a Dutch zoo, in a boost to the captive population of the vulnerable mammals. Ouwehands Dierenpark announced Friday’s birth on ...

“As an endangered species, this birth is incredibly special to the zoo and our primate ... Pam, Ripley, Fera and the newborn live in the zoo’s Sanctuary Asia. The François langur population primarily ...

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...