Originally Posted by
ThatOwlWoman
Isn't that so beautiful? Many bird species are the same way, including geese, swans, parrots. If one of the mates dies, the other often will too. I used to volunteer at a bird sanctuary. We had an injured pair of trumpeter swans one winter. Despite treatment, the female passed within a week. The male had just a slight injury, but after honking forlornly for her for two days, he also passed. :~( (They were shot by redneck idiots who thought that they were snow geese, also illegal to kill.)
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