Does this explain muskrat love?

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 15:07 in Biology & Nature

Male rodents bonding with a mate produce a loyalty brain chemical that leads to depression during times of separation, a study finds. The research may help in the treatment of human grief. Scientists have confirmed what poets have long known: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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