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Some males fathered more calves than others, but the difference was not as extreme as researchers had expected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Musk has fathered 14 children - six with his first wife, three with Canadian singer Grimes, four with Shivon Zilis and one with conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Huerta said that over the years, she’s developed a “deep relationship” with the children Chavez fathered and they are close to their siblings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He has since fathered five children through a pair of surrogates and anonymous egg donors.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

There Diokles son of Ortflokhos whom Alpheios fathered, welcomed the young men, and they slept the night.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer