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Barn owl - Barn owls are often monogamous, sticking with the same mate until death do them part.
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Barn owl - About a month before the female lays her eggs, the male keeps her supplied with food.
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Red wolf - Red wolves are usually faithful to their mates and breed once a year.
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Red wolf - A red wolf family or pack will often consist of an alpha male and female, plus their offspring.
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Atlantic puffin - When Atlantic puffins partner up, they partner up for good.
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Atlantic puffin - Each season, they return to the same burrow, share the chores of egg incubating and parenting, and rub their beaks together in the cutest of ways.
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Seahorse - Most seahorses are monogamous, and some species tend to mate for life.
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Seahorse - The way they split parenting duties is unusual in that male seahorses will carry the unborn young in a pouch.
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Bald eagle - Bald eagles are monogamous once coupled off, and will stay together for life unless one member of the couple dies.
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Bald eagle - During courtship they engage in a ritual called a Cartwheel Display, during which the pair locks talons and somersaults through the air, breaking apart moments before they would hit the ground.
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French Angelfish - These fish aren't just monogamous... they're rarely apart.
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French Angelfish - They live, travel, hunt, and even defend their territory in pairs.
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Black vulture - Black vultures exhibit legendary monogamy. Pairs will stay together year-round, sharing parenting duties.
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Black vulture - Black vulture society discourages nonmonogamy... they have actually been known to attack those who are caught straying from their partners.
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Mute swan - These swans, introduced to North America from Europe, tend to stay together for life.
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Mute swan - However, according to the Audubon Society, some couples do split up, and the swans tend to find new partners when their original partner dies.
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Prairie vole - Prairie voles only live for a year or two, but they spend their short lives with one partner.
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Prairie vole - Together, they build a nest, raise their young, groom each other, find the resources they need, and breed as much as possible.
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Wandering albatross - Despite the name, the affections of these birds don't wander from their mates. They couple up for life, breeding every two years.
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Wandering albatross - When the female lays her eggs, the couple takes turns incubating. When they hatch, the two will switch off between hunting and staying with the chick.
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Termite - Many species of termites have a monogamous king and queen who together breed the entire colony.
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Termite - The queen constantly produces offspring, which includes workers, soldiers, and once a year, breeders, which fly away to start their own colonies.
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Sandhill crane - Sandhill cranes are monogamous until a mate dies, at which point they'll seek out a new partner.
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Sandhill crane - Mates will practice "unison calling," where the female squawks twice and the male answers with a single call, to reinforce their bond.
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Mourning dove - Mourning doves mate for life, but while they have a lifespan of 7-10 years, they're heavily hunted and mates will often have to find a replacement due to the untimely demise of their partner.
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Mourning dove - Even their eggs are in pairs... mourning doves tend to lay just two at a time.
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Gray wolf - Like other wolves, gray wolves are mostly monogamous and stay with their partners for the rest of their lives.
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Gray wolf - Typically the pair will act as the head of a pack that includes their offspring.
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Beaver - Some say beavers are monogamous and mate for life, but it seems that it's the European beavers that are the faithful ones, while North American beavers "cheat."
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Beaver
- Regardless, North American beavers definitely partner up, through they may see other partners from time to time. See also: The secret life of bats
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Barn owl - Barn owls are often monogamous, sticking with the same mate until death do them part.
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Barn owl - About a month before the female lays her eggs, the male keeps her supplied with food.
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Red wolf - Red wolves are usually faithful to their mates and breed once a year.
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Red wolf - A red wolf family or pack will often consist of an alpha male and female, plus their offspring.
© iStock
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Atlantic puffin - When Atlantic puffins partner up, they partner up for good.
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Atlantic puffin - Each season, they return to the same burrow, share the chores of egg incubating and parenting, and rub their beaks together in the cutest of ways.
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Seahorse - Most seahorses are monogamous, and some species tend to mate for life.
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Seahorse - The way they split parenting duties is unusual in that male seahorses will carry the unborn young in a pouch.
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Bald eagle - Bald eagles are monogamous once coupled off, and will stay together for life unless one member of the couple dies.
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Bald eagle - During courtship they engage in a ritual called a Cartwheel Display, during which the pair locks talons and somersaults through the air, breaking apart moments before they would hit the ground.
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French Angelfish - These fish aren't just monogamous... they're rarely apart.
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French Angelfish - They live, travel, hunt, and even defend their territory in pairs.
© iStock
12 / 31 Fotos
Black vulture - Black vultures exhibit legendary monogamy. Pairs will stay together year-round, sharing parenting duties.
© iStock
13 / 31 Fotos
Black vulture - Black vulture society discourages nonmonogamy... they have actually been known to attack those who are caught straying from their partners.
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Mute swan - These swans, introduced to North America from Europe, tend to stay together for life.
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Mute swan - However, according to the Audubon Society, some couples do split up, and the swans tend to find new partners when their original partner dies.
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Prairie vole - Prairie voles only live for a year or two, but they spend their short lives with one partner.
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Prairie vole - Together, they build a nest, raise their young, groom each other, find the resources they need, and breed as much as possible.
© iStock
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Wandering albatross - Despite the name, the affections of these birds don't wander from their mates. They couple up for life, breeding every two years.
© iStock
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Wandering albatross - When the female lays her eggs, the couple takes turns incubating. When they hatch, the two will switch off between hunting and staying with the chick.
© iStock
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Termite - Many species of termites have a monogamous king and queen who together breed the entire colony.
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Termite - The queen constantly produces offspring, which includes workers, soldiers, and once a year, breeders, which fly away to start their own colonies.
© iStock
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Sandhill crane - Sandhill cranes are monogamous until a mate dies, at which point they'll seek out a new partner.
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Sandhill crane - Mates will practice "unison calling," where the female squawks twice and the male answers with a single call, to reinforce their bond.
© iStock
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Mourning dove - Mourning doves mate for life, but while they have a lifespan of 7-10 years, they're heavily hunted and mates will often have to find a replacement due to the untimely demise of their partner.
© iStock
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Mourning dove - Even their eggs are in pairs... mourning doves tend to lay just two at a time.
© iStock
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Gray wolf - Like other wolves, gray wolves are mostly monogamous and stay with their partners for the rest of their lives.
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Gray wolf - Typically the pair will act as the head of a pack that includes their offspring.
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Beaver - Some say beavers are monogamous and mate for life, but it seems that it's the European beavers that are the faithful ones, while North American beavers "cheat."
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Beaver
- Regardless, North American beavers definitely partner up, through they may see other partners from time to time. See also: The secret life of bats
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Romance isn't dead! Animals that mate for life
In these species, love is a bond that will last forever.
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No matter how you feel about monogamy, there's no denying it: Animals who mate for life are awfully cute. Whether you look in the land, sea, or skies, the world is full of critters who stay faithful to their partners, often sharing parenting duties or engaging in elaborate courtship rituals. Call it love or call it biology— either way, it's a bond that will last these animals a lifetime.
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