5 Animals That Mate for Life Though it's not common to see animals that mate for life, these ones make the ultimate commitment.

Monogamy is rare in the animal kingdom, but these animals really do mate for life. Learn more about some of nature's most monogamous species.

Throughout the animal kingdom, scientists have found examples of critters that only have eyes for one mate, while others prefer the status of mostly monogamous.

Marine otters live on rocky coasts with extreme swells and strong winds, with their dens built into crevices and caves.

Many bird species created lifelong bonds through intricate courtship behaviors. The article explored eight monogamous birds, ...

The bond between a Patagonian mara couple is so strong that they can struggle to find a new mate if one of them dies, according to a 1987 PhD thesis, which documented a male "still alone" six ...

They might not formally exchange vows, but these animals commit for life.

You may have heard of the "love hormone," or oxytocin. But you may not know that scientists have relied on cuddly rodents like the prairie vole to help us understand how this protein works in our ...

For humans, biologically speaking, soul mates are entirely real. But just like all relationships, soul mates can be complicated.

If Cupid wanted to make two songbirds fall in love, he’d have better luck aiming at their brains. That’s because songbirds, which form lifelong mating pairs, have brain systems perfectly tuned ...

CHULA VISTA — A mouse-like rodent called a vole that was captured Dec. 5 in a rural part of Chula Vista has tested positive for the hantavirus — the first detection of the pot… ...

Turns out mice really do sing: Male ones do, to woo their mates. Researchers at Washington University discovered that when a romantically-inclined rodent gets the scent of female he squeaks out ...