Loyal alligators display the mating habits of birds

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 09:57 in Biology & Nature

Louisiana, US - Alligators display the same loyalty to their mating partners as birds reveals a study published today in Molecular Ecology. The ten-year-study by scientists from the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory reveals that up to 70% of females chose to remain with their partner, often for many years.

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