Did you ever think only humans are capable of exciting mating sessions? Compared to other animals, humans' mating practices are nothing.
Animals will do a lot just to mate. They try to beat off natural selection. Or maybe go with it. Different kinds of species show a variety of interesting mating rituals to attract some mates. Sounds familiar? Humans are just like animals after all.
1. Black Grouses
Black Grouses do simple things, probably why they're here in number one. Just some simple shake-that-booty ritual and the normal showing off of white posterior feathers oftentimes in capoeira-like battles. Interesting huh? Too bad we don't have feathers. We have some booty to shake though. Photo by Pia's birdseye view
Watch a video now.
2. Abdopus aculeatus
Indian Octopuses seem to divert their rituals from normal to weird. Instead of showing off, they mimic the female's coloration so they'd get close to that female. Talk about gay acting. But more of the time, males just fight. And fight. Watch a video now.
3. Hippopotamuses
Hippos are gross. For us. Hippo females don't seek out for good-looking men (or metrosexuals in our term). Males instead impress the females by flinging their feces using their tails. So what's the use? To tell the world about their reproductive health. I don't know how females can tell. Should humans try it? Photo by Tut99 (Roger)
4. Flatworms
Flatworms are hermaphrodites (not homosexuals) and nature gave them a difficult time to search for their mates. Weirdly, they settle this similarity through a... penis jousting. Of course, the winner takes it all. Good thing penis jousting doesn't exist in humans. Please, don't imagine.
5. Horseshoe crabs
These creatures are surely primitive. But why do you think they survived? Unlike the rest of the animals, horseshoe crabs don't do rituals or signs. They only mate under such circumstances: during the summer, on beaches, under full moons. Very romantic. Humans love to do this.
6. Bighorn sheep
Just like the Black Grouses, they don't do anything special. Just the regular fighting, fighting and more fighting. To impress the ladies, males would engage in battles that engage high-speed head thrusting creating sound clashes that reach miles and miles in the mountains. Photo by Caveman 92223
7. Elephants
Elephants are sweet creatures, much like humans are. They don't fight. They don't kill. And boy, they don't fling their shits using their tails. Elephant males are romantics. They court the females over a period of weeks, squirt her with water and bring them food just to show how nice they are. Very sweet, yeah?
8. Mosquito
The last on the list is our favorite insect. Did you know that mosquitoes are singers? Oh well, not from the mouth of course. Do they have one? Anyways, male mosquito wings produce a sound with a frequency of 600 Hz, while the female a 400 Hz song. Both sexes will adjust to create a melodic tune, around 1200 Hz. Wow, the sound of love. Fortunately, we probably don't hear it.
News and list courtesy of Wired Science / post
Animals will do a lot just to mate. They try to beat off natural selection. Or maybe go with it. Different kinds of species show a variety of interesting mating rituals to attract some mates. Sounds familiar? Humans are just like animals after all.
1. Black Grouses
Black Grouses do simple things, probably why they're here in number one. Just some simple shake-that-booty ritual and the normal showing off of white posterior feathers oftentimes in capoeira-like battles. Interesting huh? Too bad we don't have feathers. We have some booty to shake though. Photo by Pia's birdseye viewWatch a video now.
2. Abdopus aculeatus
Indian Octopuses seem to divert their rituals from normal to weird. Instead of showing off, they mimic the female's coloration so they'd get close to that female. Talk about gay acting. But more of the time, males just fight. And fight. Watch a video now.
3. Hippopotamuses
Hippos are gross. For us. Hippo females don't seek out for good-looking men (or metrosexuals in our term). Males instead impress the females by flinging their feces using their tails. So what's the use? To tell the world about their reproductive health. I don't know how females can tell. Should humans try it? Photo by Tut99 (Roger)4. Flatworms
Flatworms are hermaphrodites (not homosexuals) and nature gave them a difficult time to search for their mates. Weirdly, they settle this similarity through a... penis jousting. Of course, the winner takes it all. Good thing penis jousting doesn't exist in humans. Please, don't imagine.
5. Horseshoe crabs
These creatures are surely primitive. But why do you think they survived? Unlike the rest of the animals, horseshoe crabs don't do rituals or signs. They only mate under such circumstances: during the summer, on beaches, under full moons. Very romantic. Humans love to do this.
6. Bighorn sheep
Just like the Black Grouses, they don't do anything special. Just the regular fighting, fighting and more fighting. To impress the ladies, males would engage in battles that engage high-speed head thrusting creating sound clashes that reach miles and miles in the mountains. Photo by Caveman 922237. Elephants
Elephants are sweet creatures, much like humans are. They don't fight. They don't kill. And boy, they don't fling their shits using their tails. Elephant males are romantics. They court the females over a period of weeks, squirt her with water and bring them food just to show how nice they are. Very sweet, yeah?
8. Mosquito
The last on the list is our favorite insect. Did you know that mosquitoes are singers? Oh well, not from the mouth of course. Do they have one? Anyways, male mosquito wings produce a sound with a frequency of 600 Hz, while the female a 400 Hz song. Both sexes will adjust to create a melodic tune, around 1200 Hz. Wow, the sound of love. Fortunately, we probably don't hear it.
News and list courtesy of Wired Science / post
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