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译后记
这本书以多种雌性动物的故事为切入点，讲述了科学研究的发展，尤其是对雌性动物的研究结果如何揭示社会对女性的传统偏见，以及科学界的女性如何破除这些偏见的过程。不论是女性，还是各种雌性动物，在两性关系中都远非传统观念所认为的那般思想忠贞、行为被动，她们既不天性纯良，也不只被动接受。相反，雌性动物一直都通过多种方式，掌握着繁殖行为和后代父权的主动性。除了大量科学研究案例，这本书的一大部分重要内容是女性主义等社会学概念。不仅书中的研究对象是雌性，作者所关注的这些雌性动物的研究人员也都是女性。女性科学家与她们所研究的雌性动物，共同谱写了这本自然与社会科学紧密结合的科普书；将本书介绍给广大中国读者的编辑、译者也是女性，颇有一种“girls help girls”（女性帮助女性）的既视感。但我们希望，这本书的读者不仅仅是女性。
在面对雌性动物独特的繁殖和生存策略时，似乎女科学家能够更敏锐地捕捉到其中的细节。也许有人会说，这是因为女性天生细腻的性格，但读完这本书你就会知道，这只不过是身处类似境遇、有着类似遭遇所带来的观察视角罢了。像身高、长相、肤色一样，性别只不过是一种特征，既不是二元分裂的，也不是永恒不变的。在我们的传统认识中，不同性别之间似乎截然不同，在身体上、行为上以及思想上都是如此。但随着我们关于自然界的认识得到拓展，这种差异开始变得模糊，有时候，就连生物学家也无法为界定两性提供完全可靠的依据。
但这种特征所带来的影响又是客观存在的，对于动物是如此，对于我们自身也是如此。这种特征无疑会带来一些生存竞争中的差异，迫使雌性动物放弃某些资源。但生命总会寻找到出路，雌性动物总是可以利用自身的另一些特征，在竞争中获取一定的优势，而不是被所谓的性别标签所困，被外界定义自己应当如何存在。也许我们可以从这些雌性动物身上看到，如何全面认识自我的存在，利用自身独有的特征，掌握生活的主动，缔造美妙的生命，创造生活的价值。眇目始知盲道险，跛足方显石阶难。在共情同性之外，显而易见的是，其他性别的个体也在面对独有的困难与挑战，亦值得关注与同情。
三生万物，和而不同。愿你我目之所及，是丰富多彩的繁荣。
吴倩
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