EurekAlert!·2 min read·medium
The social inheritance of privilege may explain why females are the more competitive sex in some species
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Researchers are studying spotted hyenas to understand why females in this species are more competitive and successful than males. This behavior contrasts with most mammals, where males typically exhibit higher reproductive inequality and physical dominance.
In mammals, males are usually stronger and more competitive than females. Males also show greater inequality in reproductive success – the number of offspring they produce – than females. In spotted hyenas, the opposite is true: reproductive inequali... [6420 chars]
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