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they like to keep her
between them
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that basically eliminates
avenues of escape for her
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we've seen them keep females
for over a month at a time
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bottomhook and pointer
are vigilant
:15:18
their strategy is to keep her
from mating with other males
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to limit the female's
choice to themselves
:15:28
we've often seen
the males use alot of
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aggression to keep
the female with them.
:15:32
Even so, it's likely that the
female wants to mate
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with these males as well as
other males in the bay
:15:40
the males are trying
to sequester
:15:42
the female simply
to increase the chance
:15:43
that they will be
the father of the offspring
:15:46
eventually, the hungry males
must break formation to feed
:15:55
pointer races
off to chase a fish
:15:57
it's a risky move
because in the
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confusion the female
may try to escape
:16:14
one male will be close to
the female for a while
:16:17
the other will be off
foraging catching fish
:16:18
and then they'll switch.
:16:20
And the one that was
off chasing fish
:16:23
will come back and
stay close to the female
:16:25
now here pointer is rushing
back towards her now
:16:30
as pointer resumes
guard duty
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he warns the female
with a popping sound
:16:44
it means: "stay close"
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for other male
alliances are prowling
:16:50
the bay in search of
females to capture
:16:52
and they'll kidnap
them from rivals
:16:55
but not without help
:16:59
connor found that
different alliances