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Title: Some animals prefer to marry their cousins Written by: duddy on Dec 26, 2014 (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/4_26_12_14_2_03_35.jpeg) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=19635) If you find yourself looking around the table over the holiday and thinking, “I can’t believe I’m related to these people,” just be glad you’re not a mongoose. If you were, you might be thinking, “I can’t believe I’ve mated with all of these people.” Why? For mongooses, it's actually safer to have sex with a close relative than risk death by venturing out into the world to find a mate. |