pair-bonding
noun[U]
biologyspecialized(alsopair bonding)uk/ˈpeə ˌbɒn.dɪŋ/us/ˈper ˌbɑːn.dɪŋ/theactofformingacloserelationshipwith one otheranimalorperson:
Thepairbondingofgibbonscan becontrastedwith the "infidelity" ofchimpanzees.
Theirbizarrepair-bondingexercisesseethemalesbeattheirchestswiththeirbeakstoproduceaquick-firetappingsound.
- Thechallenge, thechase, and thecourtshipare all the earlystagesof pair-bonding.
- Oxytocin is the "trust"hormoneassociatedwithpairbonding.
- In someanimalsthat don't havestrongsocialbonds,drugscan make them moreinterestedin pair-bonding withtheirmates.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamous
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor