US EditionWhere Do Humans Rank in Monogamy? Scientists Find Out
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Humans Sit Between Meerkats and Beavers in Monogamy Rankings, Study Shows
Humans rank near meerkats and beavers in a global monogamy study. Credit: University of Cambridge / CC BY 4.0 A new study from the University of Cambridge places humans between meerkats and beavers when it comes to monogamous mating behavior. The research, which compares full- and half-sibling rates across 11 socially monogamous mammal species, found that humans have a 66 percent rate of full siblings—higher than meerkats but slightly lower than…
A new study compared 11 mammal species and found that only 66 percent of human children were born to couples who had other children together • And who reached 100 percent?
A genetic study compares humans with other species and reveals that we practice monogamy much more than most mammals.
By analyzing monogamy rates in different mammal species, a study shows that humans are closer to suricates and beavers than their close primate relatives, such as gorillas and chimpanzees. Indeed, humans have an overall rate of 66% of first-class siblings, slightly exceeding the 60% suricates and approaching beavers, which have a rate of 73%. These data could shed light on [...] This article Monogamy: humans closer to suricates and beavers than …
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