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[Ashery]

Since they breed via spores, all you need is a single male present on the map.

[Skorpion]

I'd like to know how animal breeding works...can one male really effectively inseminate the fort's whole female population in a species, or would it be more conducive to fast breeding to keep several males?

Technically, you don't need ANY if it's something the caravans use. They roll in, they inseminate all your animals, and roll off again.
Or, if you're like chastefences, the succession game I'm in, they DON'T roll out, because someone decided they liked my elf drowner so much they'd kill ALL the traders.

[Byakugan01]

I'd like to know how animal breeding works...can one male really effectively inseminate the fort's whole female population in a species, or would it be more conducive to fast breeding to keep several males?

Technically, you don't need ANY if it's something the caravans use. They roll in, they inseminate all your animals, and roll off again.
Or, if you're like chastefences, the succession game I'm in, they DON'T roll out, because someone decided they liked my elf drowner so much they'd kill ALL the traders.

Got to add that to the things Mr. Welch can no longer do.

Myself, i butcher on birth virtually EVERYTHING except carnviores. As I understand, there is a hard pop cap of fifty. I keep several breeding females of any animal,then slaughter kittens and everything else on arrival. Ater a time, I let a pair or two of newborn females live along with a male, and then slaughter everything that comes after them. Until they grow up and are getting on in years, then i just repeat the process.