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Among mammals one is known to be the father of up to 100 young ones per year from different mothers, who is this busy dude?

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001

Answers

a rat!!! literally and figuritively...

-- Melissa (me@home.net), December 21, 2001.

Not a rat. So many of the young fall to predators that Nature had to adapt this replacement system for survival. These critters cannot run very fast.~

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001.

Another rodent perhaps, a rabbit. Polly

-- (jserg45@hotmail.com), December 21, 2001.

Assuming you're question is in regards to natural breeding, and not artificial insemination, my guess would be a dominant whitetail buck. --Happy trails, Cabin Fever

-- Cabin Fever (cabinfever_mn@yahoo.com), December 21, 2001.

I don't know if this will help or not but the young are born very close together timewise.~

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001.


kittens

-- Melissa (me@home.net), December 21, 2001.

I will further add that each mother usually has only one young at a time.~

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001.

Okay, I don't know his name, but I think I saw him on Jerry Springer the other day! LOL!

-- Cheryl in KS (cherylmccoy@rocketmail.com), December 21, 2001.

I think its more likely you saw him on national georaphic herding his ladies.~

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001.

Could it be an elephant??

-- Rick (Rick_122@hotmail.com), December 21, 2001.


A zebra (travels in herds)

-- Melissa (me@home.net), December 21, 2001.

Lets see, can't run very fast, seen on N.G., herd mentality, one offspring per season, one male - one hundred females, is smart enough to be trained to perform tricks.~

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001.

I would guess dolphin or whale. But neither RUN at all. Can you give a size?

-- jillian (daffodil_skunk83@hotmail.com), December 21, 2001.

Bigger than a Germain Shepard. Smaller that a whale.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001.

Seals?

-- Cathy N. (keeper8@attcanada.ca), December 21, 2001.


Yes, a common fur seal.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), December 21, 2001.

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