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Only 3 percent of mammals are monogamous. The faithful few include beavers, wolves, bats, and, of course, humans. Why is monogamy so rare? And how did we come to practise it?

UCL anthropologist Kit Opie takes you on journey back to the beginning of human relationships.

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