monogamy

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

While some researchers have argued that high relatedness is not required, the new evidence suggests that monogamy and strong genetic ties were essential for termite societies.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 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

African species score even higher, with Ethiopian wolves at 76.5% and African Wild dogs ranking second overall with an 85% monogamy rating.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Many scholars vehemently reject this theory, insisting that both monogamy and the forming of nuclear families are core human behaviours.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari