iFelicidades! to the inter-species couple
Last week, there was a happy union between two members of two species - human and crocodile - that was noted with incredulity by many, with mirth by others. But when the mayor of the Mexican town of San Pedro Huamelula 'married' a caiman - a cousi...

Humans 'marrying' non-humans - India has its own examples of people marrying dogs, goats, trees - is also a wonderful reminder about what the act of marriage is: not just a social contract between two individuals but an alliance between two families. In the case of inter-species 'marriage', families just happen to be in terms of biological classifications. The fact is that for two people to be loyal and loving to each other, marriage per se is hardly the only way to show it. We wish the Mexican couple a long, happy life.
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