Editing Gnolls (section)

==== Reproduction ====
Gnolls have the standard two mammalian sexes, male and female, and give live birth. No mention is made in the source text about the typical number of children per pregnancy.

Female Gnolls do not menstruate the way humans do.<ref name=":4" /> Instead, once or twice per year, females go into heat (also called estrus). They generally enjoy the experience, much to the envy of a certain innkeeper.<ref name=":4" />

Male Gnolls are equipped similarly to canines, and as a result, a single joining can last up to an hour.<ref name=":13" />

Gnoll children look like vicious puppies,<ref name=":12" /> and typically behave somewhat animal-like.<ref name=":66" /> They start out life as quadrupeds, and are awkward on two legs for many years.<ref name=":9" /> At some point, but no earlier than age seven, each Gnoll child experiences what is known as their 'shifting year', during which their bone structure changes into one optimized for a bipedal lifestyle.<ref name=":70">[[Chapter 7.06]]</ref> For most of their childhood, they remain fairly compact,<ref name=":9" /> until they hit a growth spurt - possibly in conjunction with the 'shifting year'. As teenagers, they already tower over most humans.<ref name=":43">[[Chapter 5.49]]</ref> Females hit puberty sooner than males do.<ref name=":70" />