monogamy
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When a termite king or queen dies, monogamy usually continues.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
"Once monogamy was locked in, there was no longer any evolutionary pressure to maintain genes involved in sperm motility."
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
"This loss doesn't cause monogamy," Professor Lo said.
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
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
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