Pair bonding isn't a social system or a mating system; it's a psychological connection, she says. A committed, long-lasting partnership can help animals survive, explains Lisa Hiura, who studies developmental biology at the University of Colorado Boulder.
When breeding season approaches, it is almost like they are attached by rubber bands, says Maggie Kinnaird, who has studied hornbill monogamy at the University of California, Davis.
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