killed during dominance battles or by incoming males. The term harem is used in zoology to distinguish social organization consisting of a group of females...

family. Harem may also refer to: Harem (zoology), an animal group consisting of one or two males, a number of females, and their offspring Harem (genre)...

the rut on the periphery of larger harems, as do stags over 11 years old. Young and old stags that do acquire a harem hold it later in the breeding season...

many smaller buildings. Female members of the Sultan's family lived in the harem, and leading state officials, including the Grand Vizier, held meetings...

a mature animal of the same species. Animal infanticide is studied in zoology, specifically in the field of ethology. Ovicide is the analogous destruction...

contains the public representation rooms, and a northern wing (Harem-i Hümâyûn, the Harem) serving as the private residential area for the Sultan and his...

live alone or in loosely associated herds. In harem-holding species, adult females mate only with their harem stallion, while male Grévy's zebras establish...

bodies, aggressiveness, territorialism. Even maintenance of a multiple-male "harem" is sometimes seen in these animals. Most species fall on a continuum between...

use another subordinate male to incubate his eggs, while he finds another harem to start a second nest. The chicks hatch within 36 hours of each other....

selection and helps ward off intruding non-territorial males from a male's harem. Most vocalizations made by territorial males are long range and not directed...