Tag: alpha female

Animal Parenting

Alpha Female Naked Mole Rats Render Subordinate Females Infertile

Naked mole rats live mostly underground in elaborate tunnels. They rarely come above ground for any reason other than to obtain food, defend the colony,

December 11, 2019

Animal Parenting

How Is The Alpha Female Meerkat “Queen” Chosen?

In cooperatively breeding mammals such as meerkats (as well as naked mole rats, and several social primates) there is a dominant breeding couple – the

April 3, 2019