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Paired black-browed albatrosses perform elaborate bonding rituals, but climate change may lead to higher divorce rates.
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Albatrosses, known for monogamy, may be pushed to ‘divorce’ because of climate change, study finds

Albatrosses, known for monogamy, may be pushed to ‘divorce’ because of climate change, study finds

Researchers in New Zealand found that splits between albatross pairs rose along with sea water temperatures.
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Albatross ‘divorce’ rates up due to climate change, study finds

Albatrosses, typically monogamous birds, are now increasingly splitting up because of ocean warming due to the climate crisis, a study has found.

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