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Lemurs Show Monogamy Is More Complex Than We Thought
New research with lemurs suggests the brain circuitry that makes love last in some species may not be the same in others.
Humans aren’t the only mammals that form long-term bonds with a single, special mate some bats, wolves, beavers, foxes, and other animals do, too.
The new study compares monogamous and promiscuous species within a closely related group of lemurs, distant primate cousins of humans from the island Madagascar.
Study: All monogamous mammals are not wired for love in the same way
Humans aren t the only mammals that form long-term bonds with a single, special mate some bats, wolves, beavers, foxes and other animals do, too. But new research suggests the brain circuitry that makes love last in some species may not be the same in others.
The study, appearing Feb. 12 in the journal
Scientific Reports, compares monogamous and promiscuous species within a closely related group of lemurs, distant primate cousins of humans from the island Madagascar.
Red-bellied lemurs and mongoose lemurs are among the few species in the lemur family tree in which male-female partners stick together year after year, working together to raise their young and defend their territory.
New research with lemurs suggests the brain circuitry that makes love last in some species may not be the same in others.
Humans aren’t the only mammals that form long-term bonds with a single, special mate some bats, wolves, beavers, foxes, and other animals do, too.
The new study compares monogamous and promiscuous species within a closely related group of lemurs, distant primate cousins of humans from the island Madagascar.
Red-bellied lemurs and mongoose lemurs are among the few species in the lemur family tree in which male-female partners stick together year after year, working together to raise their young and defend their territory.
Oxytocin and vasopressin, known as the cuddle chemicals work on different areas of the brain in lemurs compared to voles: the poster species of monogamy.