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minus-squarestreetlightslink4•3 months agoThat doesn’t explain why the same couples keep coming back to each other season after season.
minus-square@morphballganonlink6•3 months agoIn the case of emperors, they don’t. They find a new partner each season. I haven’t looked into other subspecies.
minus-squarestreetlightslink4•3 months agoOh my mistake there then. Rockhoppers are one species that are monogamous for life.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoNature FACT: Some birds just have a more advanced capacity to love. Sorry, humans, you just wouldn’t get it.
That doesn’t explain why the same couples keep coming back to each other season after season.
In the case of emperors, they don’t. They find a new partner each season.
I haven’t looked into other subspecies.
Oh my mistake there then. Rockhoppers are one species that are monogamous for life.
Nature FACT: Some birds just have a more advanced capacity to love. Sorry, humans, you just wouldn’t get it.