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[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

But wouldn't the asexual reproducing animal that is one sex be neither male or female and thus is a third?

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Sex in the sense that we have been talking about it here is in reference to mammals. The moment you wander outside of the mammalian class of vertebrates these concepts of sex start to become far less applicable.

There are many birds that have more than 2 sexes. Reptiles and invertebrates as well. Asexual reproduction would be classed as it's own sex apart from any male/female system.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

you're a mammal though right