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Housebound, lonely, and craving contact

Published: December 28, 2010 | Last Updated: November 23, 2013 By | 21 Replies Continue Reading

I’m 63, and housebound due to health and mobility problems. My family works so they can’t come every day. I find myself sitting alone in the house day after day.

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The friendships of humpback whales

Published: June 10, 2010 | Last Updated: April 2, 2016 By | Reply Continue Reading

Researchers found long-term associations (might we call them friendships?) between mature males and non-lactating females as well as among non-lactating females. However, only the non-lactating females had annual reunions.

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