DMD has an incidence of 1 in 4,000 newborn males.

A newborn male then has better mating prospects than a newborn female, and therefore can expect to have more offspring.

As with many animals, it is not unusual for an adult male hedgehog to kill newborn males.

Villani pointed out that the newborn males often outnumbered the newborn females by 300 to 500 on each count.

It does not refer to the proportion of newborn males that are being circumcised today.

In the 1990s, this name was the 170th most popular, given to around 0.1% of newborn males.

With roots in biblical times, circumcision of newborn males is the nation's most common surgical procedure.

Her mate was also the leader and the decision of whether the newborn male would be allowed to live rested solely with him.

It is not unheard-of, and the newborn male will be safe.

"Too likely to eat the newborn male," she said simply.