females
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As a result, there may be less evolutionary pressure favoring traits that help older females produce especially fit offspring.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
“When six alpha females get together there’s bound to be drama, but we never go to bed angry,” says Rachel Castaldi, a part-time preschool teacher in Princeton, N.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
They’re also huge — females can exceed 800 pounds and males 1,500 or more — with pointy horns and protective instincts, especially around the young.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
He's not up to mischief: these are males that don't bite, and they carry a gut bacteria called Wolbachia, which means when they mate with uninfected females, the eggs won't hatch.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
They stuck needles full of medicine into the female chickens, so the females wouldn’t get sick and die.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
