It seems possible, then, that animals which form strong social bonds do so because of the location of their receptors for vasopressin and oxytocin.

• 那么看起来，能形成稳固社会联结的动物之所以愿意建立彼此间的伙伴关系，可能是由它们的抗利尿激素和催产素受体在大脑中的位置所决定。