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| − | * Known as the Jill.
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| − | * [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Anatomical_Types_of_Uteri|Bicornuate uterus]]
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| − | ** Long uterine horns and no uterine body.
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| − | * Average litter 8-10 kits, but can be as large as 18.
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| − | * Vulva lies on the perineum, ventral to the [[Anus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|anus]].
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| − | ** During the non-breeding season, it is small and slit-like.
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| − | ** During oestrus it becomes swollen and resembles a small doughnut.
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| − | * Seasonally polyoestrus
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| − | * Induced ovulator
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| − | ** If mated, [[The_Ovary_-_Ovulation_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|ovulation]] occurs within 30-40 hours of coitus.
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| − | * [[Reproductive_System#Gestation|Gestation]] period is 42 days.
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