Polyandry used to be common among the Sherpas of Nepal, where a band of brothers would often take a wife in common. When she died--of child-bearing or overwork--they would frequently marry her younger sister.
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Polyandry
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Ospreys often mate for life, though instances of polyandry have been observed.
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