females

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Researchers also observed an increase in 'Firmicutes', a group of bacteria previously linked to positive emotions in females.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Males and females hunted together, groomed each other and went on patrols through the forest.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Though they have found shrubs, only some are seed-producing females and these take three years to ripen.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The trouble is that females of the species Julodimorpha saundersii possess allurements that are orange and dimpled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I was pleased too, since Myrt and Mabel were probably the only two females in Sassafras Springs that hadn’t heard about the outhouse yet.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney