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Sexual Dimorphism


Female (left) and Male Common Pheasant showing sexual dimorphism.
Female (left) and Male Common Pheasant
showing sexual dimorphism.


Sexual Dimorphism is the difference in form between males and females of the same species.


In animals that have separate sexes, males and females will always differ, but in highly dimorphic species the two sexes look very different and are often quite unequal in size.


 


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