females

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Males and females hunted together, groomed each other and went on patrols through the forest.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

This suggests that males may rely on these subtle visual cues to quickly identify females while flying.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

One of the females had turned up in a stream by public toilets in the town centre and was starting to make herself a home there.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The trouble is that females of the species Julodimorpha saundersii possess allurements that are orange and dimpled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The survival of a species also depended upon how successful males and females were in reproducing their lines.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman