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minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoPenguins (emperors at least) must work together for the eggs to survive.
minus-squarestreetlights@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoThat doesn’t explain why the same couples keep coming back to each other season after season.
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoIn the case of emperors, they don’t. They find a new partner each season. I haven’t looked into other subspecies.
minus-squarestreetlights@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoOh my mistake there then. Rockhoppers are one species that are monogamous for life.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoNature FACT: Some birds just have a more advanced capacity to love. Sorry, humans, you just wouldn’t get it.
Penguins (emperors at least) must work together for the eggs to survive.
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.