April 30, 2007

Birds do it, bees do it.

Posted by apostropher

The 30 strangest animal mating habits. For my money, the anglerfish wins, though the banana slug gets extra bonus cool points for occasionally engaging in "apophallation."
Comments
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I didn't know you had a thing for banana slugs. Or, rather, that they had a thing for you.

Posted by: SP at April 30, 2007 02:17 PM
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I'm with ya on the anglerfish. Die if you do, die if you don't. What the hell kind of intelligent design is that? ;)

Posted by: iw at April 30, 2007 03:00 PM
3

I'm wondering if firing a detachable penis at your mate is intelligent.

What is it with this blog and separating penises from their owners?

Posted by: John Johnson at April 30, 2007 09:25 PM
4

Is anyone else a little freaked out that male giraffes are essentially stalkers?

Posted by: Ashley at May 1, 2007 01:15 AM
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4: I, for one, am reassured. "Mother Nature's stalkers" has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: DS at May 1, 2007 11:24 AM
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Yeah, but stalking for what? A mouthful of pee?

Posted by: John Johnson at May 1, 2007 12:24 PM
7

Are you upset that you didn't make the list, apo?

Posted by: M/tch M/lls at May 1, 2007 03:20 PM
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About those ducks: http://scienceblogs.com/loom/2007/04/30/kinkiness_thy_name_is_duck.php

Posted by: the Other Paul at May 1, 2007 05:03 PM
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There's an awful lot of mollusks in this list.

I would say that humans and bonobos are among the strangest, as mating often has very little to do with reproduction and, unlike other species, much time is diverted to making behaviors regardless of the actual fertility of partners, which is masked.

Posted by: TokyoTom at May 1, 2007 10:06 PM
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