Question 6

(Multiple Choice)

In the extended example in the text, a number of interesting issues were raised about the social and reproductive behavior of dwarf mongooses. Which of the following statements accurately describes the dwarf mongoose?


A) Dwarf mongooses have a patriarchal society.
B) In many packs only the dominant pair breed.
C) Most subordinate individuals disperse from the pack and establish their own breeding groups.
D) Subordinate individuals frequently attempt to kill the offspring of the dominant pair.

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