In resident-type whales , they 're basically matriarchal societies , where the females are the center of the social structures .

对于长期生活在一个地方的鲸鱼们来说，它们基本上是母系社会，雌鲸是社会结构里的中坚力量。

Female elephants live together in a matriarchal clan , consisting of a mother with her grown-up daughters and all of their offspring .

母系氏族的雌性大象，生活在一起，由一个母亲和长大成人的女儿以及它们的后代的所有成员所组成。

Their society is predominantly matriarchal . They even have a sense of culture , passing information from one generation to the next .

鲸的社会由母系占主导，它们甚至有文化感，可以将信息代代相传。

Young elephants are raised within a matriarchal family of doting female caregivers , beginning with the birth mother and then branching out to include sisters , cousins , aunts , grandmothers , and established friends .

象群为母系氏族社会，小象在这里有一大群溺爱它们的雌性抚养者，首当其冲的就是亲身母亲，随后能扩散到姐妹，表姐，姨姨，祖母还有朋友们。