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Anonymous
Morning, /an/.

Does anyone know if it's heard of in the animal kingdom for a species to favor offspring based on its gender? I'm speaking specifically about when the offspring are really young -- too young to display any gender-specific behavior that would distinguish, say, a male from his female siblings and possibly earn him his parent's favor.

Just for the sake of example: Would a wolf feed its male pup before feeding its female pup?

Exclude humans.
>> Anonymous
hyenas maybe? I dunno about when they're first born but in their packs even the lowest ranking female is above any of the males. So I could see potential for researching them further on that subject.
>> Anonymous
I don't believe that i have heard of any animals favoring offspring based on gender. Both genders are vital to the survival of the species, so it would be in their best interest to invest the same efforts/food sources to both.
>> Anonymous
feeding is not gender based really. the more dominant offspring tend to be fed the best though, those who are more assertive and aggressive tend to be stronger so they get more attention from the parent but i have never heard of gender playing a part of it.
>> Anonymous
>>308443
Good point. I just saw that documentary on AP where a newborn hyena female was able to push the adult males around as soon as she could walk.