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What irony!

Just a few days ago, I posted about extra pair copulations, talking about beta male birds who sneak up and “mate” with married birds while the alpha male husband is off fighting.  I took the bird comparison and humanized it, comparing the beta bird to a guy who cheats with the wife of a military man who is fighting.  I postulated that alpha males always beat beta males.

Well…it looks like I’m kind of wrong.  Betas (for lack of a better word) can win…in court.  The NY Times site has an article that discusses a very interesting situation with paternity.  Check it here.

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