New Zealand gannet 'no mates Nigel' dies alongside fake partner
Feb 2018, BBC
Nigel "no mates", a lonely New Zealand gannet who lived his life on the edge of the cliffs of an uninhabited island, has been found dead alongside his partner - a concrete replica bird.
This is probably the saddest thing you'll ever read on this site.
Environmental scientists put 80 decoys all over this uninhabited island in the hopes that more gannets would move there (New Zealand).
There's a picture too sad to post, of Nigel posturing with his concrete partners. "Volunteers said they were touched after witnessing him carefully construct a nest from seaweed and twigs on the cliff edge in an apparent act of courtship in 2013."
But wait; the twist:
"Despite the arrival of the three other [real] gannets, Nigel apparently refused to be separated from his replica mate and his commitment was confirmed when he later died by its side."
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