Study of whooping cranes reveals pairs bond even before reaching mating age

[PhysOrg]

A team of researchers from the U.S. and Germany has found that many whooping cranes pair up even before they are old enough to mate. In their paper published in the journal Animal Behavior, the group describes their study of the rare birds and offers some opinions on why the birds pair up so early and become mates for life.

 

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