Whooping Crane
White wings, wild wetlands, loud whoops
Pair Bond Durations
Pair Bond Durations
How long mating partnerships last across different species.
2,784
Animals
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Categories
Featured Pair Bond Durations
How long mating partnerships last across different species.
Transient
Brief associations lasting only for copulation with no extended pair bond
Seasonal
Pairs form for a single breeding season and may find new partners…
Serial
Multiple sequential pairings within a single breeding season
Long-Term
Bonds lasting multiple breeding seasons but not necessarily for life
Featured Pair Bond Durations Animals
Sandhill Crane
Hear the wild roll of the Sandhill
Mountain Gorilla
Highland giants, guarded by a silverback
American Coonhound
All nose, all night, all heart.
Cat
Small hunter, big household legend
Lhasapoo
Small, smart, and seriously snuggly
Alpine Dachsbracke
Low to the ground, nose on the trail
American Cocker Spaniel
Silky ears, sporting heart
Indian Palm Squirrel
Three stripes. Big city attitude.
Kiwi
New Zealand's night-walking icon
All Categories
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Lifelong
Pair bonds that persist until the death of one partner, as in…
+17
Long-Term
Bonds lasting multiple breeding seasons but not necessarily for life
+196
Not Applicable
Duration concept does not apply, as in asexual reproduction or hermaphroditic self-fertilization
+111
Seasonal
Pairs form for a single breeding season and may find new partners…
+701
Serial
Multiple sequential pairings within a single breeding season
+333
Transient
Brief associations lasting only for copulation with no extended pair bond
+1,408