These animals prove that patriarchy is not a universal part of the natural world.
These female lemurs who aren't taking any shit.
Nearly all lemurs live in systems that put females in charge. With these primates, females are oftentimes bigger, pick their mates, and get preferential access to food and territory.
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These male seahorses taking a crack at childbirthin'.
Male seahorses carry developing fetuses and give birth after the female deposits her eggs in the male's specialized baby-making pouch.
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These large and in-charge female hyenas with serious swagger.
Female spotted hyenas call the shots. They are in charge of their social groups, are more aggressive than males, and they choose their mate. Sidenote: They also have a huge clitoris and they aren't shy about wagin' it around, either.
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These staunchly matriarchal meerkats.
The meercat social system puts one alpha-female in charge of the group. She decides who her mate will be and, in doing so, picks him to be the alpha male. Generally, no one else gets to mate, and many male and female meerkats play a role in raising the offspring of that alpha couple.
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