These 11 animals stay together for life and it will restore your faith in love
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- If you ever had doubts about true love, then you should learn more about these animals who stay loyal to each other for life.
- Male owls flirt using dead mice and screeching, and the females reciprocate by croaking.
- Swans, the symbols of love, curve their necks towards each other in a heart shape when they are courting.
Macaroni penguin
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More than 90% of birds are monogamous, but none of them show affection quite like macaroni penguins. These adorable couples dance when they see each other, called “an ecstatic display.” They puff up their chests, swing their heads side to side, and make a gurgling-like sound. Once their baby is born, the father looks after the chick while the mother hunts for food. Check out these amazing photos of baby animals and their mamas from "National Geographic."
Sandhill crane
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Humans have love songs and poetry, but sand hill cranes have “unison calling” to profess their bond to the world. Female cranes squawk twice and the male cranes respond with a single squawk. We doubt it would have the same effect on humans.
Seahorse
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Long before male seahorses carry their babies in the pouch on their stomachs, they flirt with potential mates by intertwining tails and dancing around each other. Female seahorses, on the other hand, can get jealous and compete with each other for a certain male.
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