Yes, it sounds backwards, but it’s what the study found: Pairs of long-tailed tits are more likely to break up and find new mates if they succeed in raising young than if the nest fails.
“To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of successful breeders being more likely to divorce than unsuccessful breeders,” report Ben J.
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