Is monogamy a natural state of being?
- Ashmead Green
- Jan 27, 2017
- 1 min read
Over the past few days I have noticed two very imperious, large birds sitting in the same tree each time I have been out on my walk but had no idea what they were. Google rescued me. Buzzards and they are generally, but not exclusively, monogamous by all accounts.
Which got me thinking about other creatures and how many might be monogamous.
According to National Geographic this is it:
Black-Necked Swan
Black Vulture
Macaw
Pot-Bellied Seahorse
Gentoo Penguin
Beaver
Sandhill Crane
French Angelfish
Albatross
Barn Owl
Turtle Dove
Bald Eagle
Dik Dik
Prairie Vole
Shingleback Skink
Gray Wolf
Macaroni Penguin
Lar Gibbon
Schistosoma Mansoni Worm
Given there are 8.7 million species on Earth, 19 doesn't sound like many - begs the question.....?
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