monogamous
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One monogamous pair lives with up to 30 helpers, who defend the territory, dig shelters in the sand, and keep the eggs clean.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The men taking aim at Megan, and it is mostly men, mock her supposedly ludicrous expectation that any man with a multimillion-dollar net worth would remain monogamous.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
Wolves start giving birth around mid-April, and they’re largely monogamous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
"The finding that human rates of full siblings overlap with the range seen in socially monogamous mammals lends further weight to the view that monogamy is the dominant mating pattern for our species."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
Bonobos aren’t monogamous, so it’s impossible to know who is whose father, but these feel like Otto’s close companions.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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