It’s not so much the mating as it is staying attached prevents another male from trying to inseminate a receptive female immediately after the mating occurs. This is an evolutionary advantage to increase the chances that the primary male passes on his genetic material to another generation.
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It’s not so much the mating as it is staying attached prevents another male from trying to inseminate a receptive female immediately after the mating occurs. This is an evolutionary advantage to increase the chances that the primary male passes on his genetic material to another generation.