Female bats keep it in the family
16-09-2005, 16:58
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Female bats keep it in the family
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16-09-2005, 22:07
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Re: Female bats keep it in the family
I am a bit confused about the not inbreeding part when they are mating with there fathers and grandfathers but apart from that it is a very interesting article
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16-09-2005, 22:09
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Re: Female bats keep it in the family
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I am a bit confused about the not inbreeding part when they are mating with there fathers and grandfathers but apart from that it is a very interesting article
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I read it that they shared a male with their mother, grandmother and aunts.
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16-09-2005, 22:23
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Re: Female bats keep it in the family
It says that they seek out the same mate each year which in turn means that if you are mating with the same male as your mother than the chances are he is also your father...or am I reading it wrong 
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16-09-2005, 22:28
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Re: Female bats keep it in the family
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It says that they seek out the same mate each year which in turn means that if you are mating with the same male as your mother than the chances are he is also your father...or am I reading it wrong |
It does contradict itself
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Female greater horseshoe bats share male mates with their mothers and grandmothers,
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The females live together in groups segregated from the opposite sex, but gang together to prowl for males once the mating season arrives.
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This bit especially 
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Most female greater horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) seek out the same male to mate with year after year.
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16-09-2005, 22:33
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Re: Female bats keep it in the family
So some of these bats are getting fresh with there grandad 
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16-09-2005, 22:33
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Re: Female bats keep it in the family
Thats what I mean, that is inbreeding isn't it lol
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