Jovians have three sexes: male, demimale and female.
In Anderson's Technic History
Merseian females are entirely subordinate. We never see them.
Kraokan have male, transmitter and female.
Cynthian females carry the young through the trees and therefore are stronger.
Ythrian males and females both carry their young in flight and are equal.
Tigery infants suck not milk but blood from their mothers' breasts. Terrans speculate that the need for a high blood supply is what makes Tigery females more vigorous and therefore dominant in most Tigery cultures. (The attached Ensign Flandry cover image shows Dominic Flandry standing beside the Tigery female, Dragoika.)
It is good to know that they are not all just human beings with differently shaped heads.
See also here.
2 comments:
I've never seen the evolutionary reason for a 'transmitter'. It introduces a possible misstep.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I agree, it seems needlessly complicated for a race to need three sexes to reproduce.
Ad astra! Sean
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