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Zebra Finches stay together in pairs of one male and one female, but both will mate with others occasionally. _x000D_
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This is one of the reasons why breeders recommend keeping Zebras in pairs, rather than colonies: otherwize you cannot be sure which birds are the parents of which chicks. And you need to know that in order to keep accurate breeding records._x000D_