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The strategy is dominant, but amongst apes, its just that, dominant. Gorilla paternity testing reveals this lack of exclusivity, but the theory is that male tes
by imbnwa 6y ago
The strategy is dominant, but amongst apes, its just that, dominant. Gorilla paternity testing reveals this lack of exclusivity, but the theory is that male testicle size amongst ape species tracks how exclusive females are. Promiscuity is rampant, its a question to what degree.
- nickthemagicman 6y agoIt looks like males with larger testicles kill their babies more often so females became more promiscuous to confuse the males. Interesting fact! https://www.tremr.com/Duck-Rabbit/primate-testicle-size-determines-sexual-norms-say-researchers https://www.tremr.com/Duck-Rabbit/primate-testicle-size-dete... Everything from elephant seals, to fruit bats, to gorillas, form harems. Monogomy seems the rarest of all bi-gender mating strategys.