Polygyny means being in a marriage with more than one wife, or is a pattern of mating in which a male animal has more than one female mate.
The word polygynous is an adjective, so it has no plural.
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Skunks are a polygynous species, and they mate in the early spring.
Yes. Males try to mate with as many females as possible.
sororal polygmy is practiced
sororal polygmy is practiced
Polygynous refers to a mating system where one male mates with multiple females. This is commonly observed in various animal species where a dominant male can monopolize access to females within a group or territory.
Lions are typically polygynous, with a dominant male forming a pride of females for mating. Mating can occur multiple times a day for several days during a female's estrus cycle. The dominant male in the pride will fiercely protect access to the females from other males.
Moose are actually solitary animals. You don't often see groups of moose together unless it is during mating season. They do not mate for life.
well, the typical South African family, depending on their religion, consists of 4-6 people. if the family is christian, there is a father and a mother, and an average of 2-4 children. in other religions, there are polygamous families (mostly polygynous) in which there is one father and several wives with 3-6 children each.
Advantages: -in societies with a large male:female or female:male ratios this can allow more people to attain the status of married -allow the production of children when one partner is infertile -ensures that children will always be cared for (unlikely that ALL parents will die at same time) -in polygynous marriages, it maximizes the seed-spreading potential of males -increases amount of family (extended) that can be counted on in times of hardship -always have a babysitter Disadvantages: -perceived 'unfairness' -social stigma in many cultures -if both polyandry and polygyny were to be allowed at the same time... marriages could get extremely complicated
Some movies that have family in the title are The Family, In the Family, The Family Stone, The Family Man, and The Family That Preys. Another film that has family in the title is The Addams Family.