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> I could imagine that you can't have 2 genders of the same species that are completely different. This is called sexual dimorfism and is not a rare event. Rea
by pvaldes 4y ago
> I could imagine that you can't have 2 genders of the same species that are completely different.
This is called sexual dimorfism and is not a rare event. Really extreme examples appear in some deep sea fishes in the order Lophiiformes
I mammals is not so extreme, but it occurs also. Both genders having a different size is common and is what we would find in giraffes if the neck were developped just for fighting.
- redbread 4y agoIn some of those fishes the dimorphism is so extreme that the male is basically parasitic to the female. E.g. Ceratiidae