harem
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The imperial harem and the eunuchate were far more "politically influential than anyone imagined".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Like capybaras in the wild, zoo capybaras are polygamous, with one alpha male and several females forming a sort of harem.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Demolishing the myth of the happy male lion ruling a pride with a harem of females, "Queer Planet" explains that most male lions will actually spend the majority of their lives with each other.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024
Codde said the behavior was unusual not only because the bull elephant seal took an active interest in the pup but because he left his harem of female elephant seals unprotected, SF Gate reported.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
The Palace of Sargon II above Nineveh covered 25 acres and included more than 200 rooms and courtyards, including a brilliantly painted throne room, harem, service quarters, and guard room.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
Bulls form harems, and other bulls try to poach from those harems.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
In nature, male zebras keep harems of mares and their foals, and it’s possible the zebra saw Mr. Clifton and the deputies as a threat to them.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Closer to us, smaller beta bulls lower in the elephant seal hierarchy but still hoping for a shot at breeding lolled on the edges of the harems.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
The fund wrote that Hazel enjoyed her role as an "honorary grandmother" to foals from various groups – or harems – of the horses.
From Fox News ● Aug. 2, 2021
I remember walking in art galleries, through the nineteenth century: the obsession they had then with harems.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Before We Were Free
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