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==Sexual mimicry in animals== | ==Sexual mimicry in animals== | ||
Dr Erica Todd from the University of Otago is a leading researcher in the Trans-vestigiality hypothesis in non-human animals. She calls male animals who take on female | Dr Erica Todd from the University of Otago is a leading researcher in the Trans-vestigiality hypothesis in non-human animals. She calls male animals who take on female imagery as "sneaker males". She explains how "sneaker males" disguise themselves as females to avoid aggression from larger males, and steal mating opportunities.<ref>https://phys.org/news/2017-11-sneaky-males-female-like-brains-big.html</ref> | ||
==Leslie case study== | ==Leslie case study== | ||