If the current breeding male dies or is removed, the next oldest male in the group normally takes over its position.

Adult breeding males are almost entirely black with orange and white shoulders (epaulets), long, wide tails, and a bluish white bill.

The breeding system of the Antarctic fur seal is polygynous, and dominant breeding males mate with as many as 20 females during a successful season.

Within each colony, individual bats cluster together in smaller groups, which are either all-male, or consist of a single breeding male and up to 15 females.

The more desirable breeding males have evolved bright red and orange patterns on their fins to ensure their mating success.

It was a handsome breeding male and my mother would not be pleased to see me bring it in.

This behavior establishes a few dominant breeding males in each population.

Adult breeding males of both species are mainly white with contrasting black on at least the wings, but are duller in winter.

Or the major breeding male could be killed by poachers.

There is usually a single breeding male in a group, and when an outside male aggressively takes over, he kills off all of the young offspring.