Hamster
Pouches, burrows, and big impacts
Mating System Types
Mating System Types
Primary mating systems observed in the animal kingdom, from monogamy to promiscuity.
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Featured Mating System Types
Primary mating systems observed in the animal kingdom, from monogamy to promiscuity.
Polygynandry
Mating system where multiple males mate with multiple females within a social group
Polygyny
Mating system where one male mates with multiple females, the most common…
Promiscuity
Mating system with no lasting pair bonds, where both sexes mate with…
Monogamy
Mating system where one male pairs with one female, either for a…
Featured Mating System Types Animals
Fish
Bony rays, endless ways.
African Forest Elephant
The rainforest's master gardener
Woolly Aphids
Tiny bugs, big cottony colonies
Stingray
Stingrays: discs, senses, and surprises
Starfish
Hydraulic feet, star-shaped predators
Red Knee Tarantula
Red knees, calm queen of the burrow
Brahminy Blindsnake
The world-traveling all-female snake
Blobfish
Built for pressure, not photoshoots
Football Fish
Glow-lure hunter of the midnight sea
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Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction without mating, through methods like parthenogenesis, budding, or fragmentation
+9
Data Deficient
Mating system not well documented or unknown for this species
+241
Hermaphroditism
Organisms possessing both male and female reproductive organs, either simultaneously or sequentially
+22
Monogamy
Mating system where one male pairs with one female, either for a…
+397
Polyandry
Mating system where one female mates with multiple males, relatively rare in…
+22
Polygynandry
Mating system where multiple males mate with multiple females within a social…
+1,099
Polygyny
Mating system where one male mates with multiple females, the most common…
+486
Promiscuity
Mating system with no lasting pair bonds, where both sexes mate with…
+479