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Letter: Monogamy is for the birds, or maybe not

Published 8 February 2017

From Sam Edge, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK

David Bird claims that gray jays form pair bonds and don't cheat (7 January, p 24). Almost every time this assertion has been made about a species, subsequent observation or DNA profiling has shown that the so-called monogamous creatures are happy to “play away” regularly.

Still, loyalty has many interpretations and I hope the gray jay gains acceptance as Canada's national bird.

Issue no. 3112 published 11 February 2017

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