image: In dwarf mongooses, close relatives of meerkats, a single monogamous breeding pair is supported in raising their offspring by non-reproducing helpers. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Aug. 2, 2013, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by D. Lukas and T.H. Clutton-Brock at University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK, was titled, "The Evolution of Social Monogamy in Mammals." view more
Credit: [Image courtesy of Peter Brotherton]