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		DrFalkyn 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New research reveals the strongest solar event eve... Most other primate species, indeed most other mammalian species, polygyny is the norm

allemagne 8 months ago [–]

Sure, but assuming humans are just "naturally" polygynous doesn't explain the actual observed range of human behavior or the Y-chromasome bottleneck I just mentioned.

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