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bonds only during the mating season. A mere handful of species, mostly birds (ravens, swans, geese, eagles, albatrosses, petrels), form lifelong pairings.
Since we value marital fidelity we tend to elevate these more principled animals above the rest. But as it turns out cheating is quite common among monogamous species, and unfortunately this sometimes includes our friends the ravens.
Paternity studies in monogamous birds frequently show that babies are not related to both the mommy and the daddy. In ravens this is very rare, and in a few birds such as swans and albatrosses it never happens. , But for most lards infidelity seems to be the rule rather than the exception. And of course it’s not unknown among humans either.
We’re guessing it probably has to do with the "love molecule!’’ A team of Italian scientists recently discovered that people in love have higher levels of a neurological protein in their blood than people not in love. They suggested this is responsible for the euphoric feelings of . romantic love that people have at the start of a relationship. -'
Unfortunately, these euphoric feelings dont last long. The love molecule recedes to normal levels after only a year, which means that other feelings have to kick in pretty quickly or it’s
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