Hello again,
Back from shopping!
Now, they are somewhat ambiguous in their answer, because if
you look closely at their reply, you will see that they say in paragraph 2:
'We know from LF15's behaviour ......................several times a day"
but then further down, second sentence of paragraph 3:
"In regards to there potentially 2 fathers to the chicks, this is not
unheard of........... etc"
Well, to me, it is a round about way of admitting that there was
someone else mating with Lassie, but without saying so outright!
I hate ambiguity.
Just reading an article on Google, it seems that if given a DNA, it will often show that chicks may have three or four fathers!
Also that it might ensure a renewal of genes....? But then, who is
to say a mother is not mating with one of her offspring?
(With the ospreys, we would know as they have been tagged)
I wonder if Laddie also goes off to find himself a 'mistress' on his
outings?