Pinyin: cí English Definition: female; Taiwan pr. [ci1] Chinese Definition: ①母的,阴性的,与“雄”相对:雌性。雌花。雌雄。 ②(雌黄)矿物,橙黄色,可做颜料,古时用来涂改文字,如“信口雌雌”(随意讥评)。 Antonyms:雄
"They, well, I think the male stands behind the female and... and... they just do, Mulan," I said, exasperated, and disappointed that "They just do" was the best I could do.
So it's not only remarkable to find that female fur seals are choosy, but this also suggests that female choice may be more widespread in nature than we previously thought.