• TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM
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    9 hours ago

    It seems to be the demands of large terrestrial mammals. Land is a harsher environment where more genetic diversity from sexual reproduction is more advantageous. Being larger and having longer lifespans makes asexual reproduction rarely advantageous. One parent needing to gestate the offspring would exacerbate the pressures for sexual dimorphism. Almost no mammals asexually reproduce, in fact it might actually be none, but I’m not sure.