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Elephants mate for life.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that elephants mate for life?

No. Reference and peer-reviewed sources describe elephants as polygynous breeders: males compete for and guard multiple oestrous females, and males and females live apart outside breeding periods. No source describes lifelong pair bonds between individual elephants.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 4
Elephant
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Elephant. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant

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Elderly male elephants are the most determined to mate | National Geographic
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Elderly male elephants are the most determined to mate | National Geographic. (n.d.). nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/elephants-older-mating-poaching

Mate guarding, reproductive success and female choice in African elephants
1989
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Mate guarding, reproductive success and female choice in African elephants. (1989). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-3472(89)90068-7

Olfactory adventures of elephantine pheromones.
2003
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Rasmussen, L. E., Lazar, J., & Greenwood, D. R. (2003). Olfactory adventures of elephantine pheromones.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0310137

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