Dominant Female Meerkats: Many strange creatures are found in nature. One of them is meerkats, in which each group (mob or clan) has a dominant female, who is called ‘queen’ or ‘matriarch’. She is responsible for most of the reproduction in the group. Any female ‘relative’ If someone tries to break this rule, it kills her and eats her children. after all Why do dominant female meerkats do this? Now scientists have found out the reason behind this, which is quite shocking.
According to a Live Science report, meerkats may look beautiful, but the dominant female meerkats are killers. They It does this to protect its dominance and eliminate future competition. In a new preprint study posted on the online server bioRxiv, researchers have reported that doing this helps female meerkats maintain their dominance position.
This is the reason why she is known to suppress reproduction of other females. She goes to any extent to maintain her dominance in the group.
Meerkats live in groups of 50 animals
Meerkats live in family groups of up to 50 animals, which are called mobs or clans. They are led by a female matriarch, who is responsible for up to 80 percent of the reproduction to maintain her control. If a female below her tries to reproduce, she is expelled from the group. Even if she has a child, it is later killed. This is why dominant female meerkats are able to reproduce several times a year and often live longer than their subordinate females.
As a result, there is extreme reproductive heterogeneity in female meerkats (Female meerkats Facts). Scientists have found evidence that an alpha female meerkats can give birth to 72 offspring in her lifetime, while lower-ranking females within the group did not produce any children. Even if he did, he could not survive later.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 13, 2023, 16:24
