Do animals really mate for life?

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Author

Carol Gilsenan

Published

July 8, 2026

Bart was recently interviewed by Popular Science magazine about long-term partnerships in birds. Find out what he had to say on the topic here.

A dowitcher in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. Dowitchers are faithful neither to their former mate nor to their nesting site from the previous breeding season. Photo: Kaspar Delhey.

A dowitcher in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. Dowitchers are faithful neither to their former mate nor to their nesting site from the previous breeding season. Photo: Kaspar Delhey.
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