monogamy

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"Instead, it's a strong indicator that monogamy had already evolved."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

The species most similar to humans in the study is the white-handed gibbon, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

According to Dyble, species or societies with higher levels of monogamy tend to produce more children who share both parents.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

"The finding that human rates of full siblings overlap with the range seen in socially monogamous mammals lends further weight to the view that monogamy is the dominant mating pattern for our species."

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

“My love, my one and only, precious, precious . . .” Mother, monogamy, romance.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley