• Question: how many genders are there?

    Asked by jojo siwa to Souvik, Sabine, Maria, John, Faye, Armin on 20 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Maria McNamara

      Maria McNamara answered on 20 Nov 2019:


      Many animals have simple binary gender – where most individuals are either male or female. Some animals are hermaphrodite – having both male and female body parts, e.g. snails and earthworms. Interestingly trees can be male, female, or both, and can even change from male to female.

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