Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

A new study found that when Neanderthals and early humans interbred — a known phenomenon between the two species — most pairings appear to have involved Neanderthal males and human females. This may ...

Recovering humpback whale populations are revealing a hidden shift: older males are increasingly outcompeting younger rivals to father calves.

A REALITY star is locked in a £500,000 court fight after his bird-breeder neighbours accused him of killing their prized ...

When many mammals are sleeping during the winter, American beavers are actively courting, mating, and rearing offspring.

Humans aren’t alone in their shows of affection on Valentine’s Day. And for one species, the search for love is sometimes a smelly affair. Feb. 14, the day that American Homo sapiens devote to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Coyotes are entering their mating season and will continue seeking mates into March, prompting wildlife experts to urge pet owners to take extra precautions. While coyotes ...

Forget love, it’s stink in the air for some Californians this Valentine’s Day. Residents near San Rafael in Northern California have complained of a pungent smell interrupting the season of love. The ...

The air is filled with a bit more skunk spray than usual right now. That’s because striped skunks, a species native to California, are mating. Complaints from residents about the smell — not to ...

Skunk mating season brings increased movement, aggression, and spraying as males roam miles in search of females. Skunk spray is a powerful chemical defense based on sulfur compounds that cling to fur ...

(WSET) — With Valentine's Day coming up, it is the season of love, and it's the season of love for skunks, too. They're out and about right now, looking for mates. "We're right in the midst of skunk ...