In those days, here as in every aspect of Kundalan life, female and male had shared roles.
Occasionally a male and female may share a hibernating spot.
The commonest of these is the one in which two males share one female.
Among many bird species, males and females share nesting duties.
And males don't share the duties, they do them all, including guarding and moving eggs.
It would have been easier if males shared their seasons, but we don't.
The two males share the fathering of the cubs.
From her account males did not often share their food with others, and the feeding of children was largely the mother's responsibility.
The adult male will share his territory with a female.