Polygyny in animals

的更独来独往，有着自己的领地。大部分哺乳动物实行“一夫多妻制（英语：polygyny in animals）”，但也有的是“一夫一妻制（英语：monogamy in animals）”或者“一妻多夫制（英语：Polyandry in nature）”。 自旧石器时代開始，各种哺乳动物即广泛在各种人类

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