This study highlights the adaptability of sexuality and the fact that in some species the need for pair bonding goes well beyond the need to reproduce.
While finger-pointing, apologies, and new plans abound regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, animal life in the Gulf continues to be put in danger as part of the accidents long-ranging fallout.
The latest reports on the oiled wildlife toll is that the numbers are quickly rising, with either not enough ships able to reach the animals in the affected areas or the fact that many of the ones that have been rescued simply aren't surviving.