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Superfluous is roughly synonymous with 'unnecessary' and that seems to be the confusion here. Extra males are unnecessary. They exist, but could easily not ex
by upsidesinclude 4y ago
Superfluous is roughly synonymous with 'unnecessary' and that seems to be the confusion here.
Extra males are unnecessary. They exist, but could easily not exist and that wouldn't present major issues for the species
- dsq 4y agoYes, thank you. I was sloppy with my phrasing. The idea is that it takes only a small number of males to procreate the next generation, so the rest of the males are a kind of surplus that can be diverted, to fighting for example.