Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. The "sperm" is defined as the smaller gamete in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the larger gamete is produced by the female. A male individual cannot reproduce without sexual intercourse with a female.
There is no single genetic mechanism behind sex differences in different species, and the existence of two sexes in one species seems to have evolution multiple times independently. What actually differentiates a female from a male is not always apparent, and in some cases is more a question of definition than anything else. 'Female' and 'male' designate reproductive structures in plants, so the concept is not just limited to animals.
A common symbol used to represent the male gender is ♂ (Unicode: U+2642), a circle with an arrow pointing northeast. This is a stylized representation of the Mars (god)' shield and spear.
==See also==
* Man and boy, male humansSexgd:Fireannach
Male
:''A male individual cannot reproduce without sexual intercourse with a female.''
except if the species does external fertilization, of course. User:Morwen - User_talk:Morwen 13:25, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Malé
Malé (މާލެ), population 81,647 (2004), is the capital of the Republic of Maldives. The city is located on Malé Island in the Malé Atoll. A seaplane base and a ship anchorage are located on the island. Malé is the center of trade in coconuts, coir, palm tree mats, copra, and cowry shells. Malé International Airport is on adjacent Hulhule Island. Several land reclamation projects have expanded the harbor. Malé is located at 4°10' North, 73°30' East (4.1667, 73.5). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html]
The island is heavily urbanized, the city taking up essentially its entire landmass.
Malé was affected by the resulting tsunami, which flooded two-thirds of the city.
MaldivesCapitals in AsiaCoastal citieshi:माले
Malé
It must have been terrible for the people who lost their homes and family members in the Tsunami.I can only imagine what those people are going through.