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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Animal-sex ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What were the first animals to have sex? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/what-were-the-first-animals-to-have-sex</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animals have been reproducing sexually for hundreds of millions of years, but not always like we do it. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVV6Fve4qLU896B44qeXra-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ocean sponges were among the earliest animals to have sex.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ocean sponges were among the earliest animals to have sex.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 animals that have virgin births ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/animals-that-have-virgin-births</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ No males needed — animals that reproduce through the mind-blowing process of parthenogenesis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kmuWu9TD4YDt4pCDrPpPiU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange love: 13 animals with truly weird courtship rituals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For Valentine's Day, Live Science gathers together some of the more extravagant and outlandish courtship rituals in the animal kingdom. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GYmEWHKq233P2rRYq5BbVh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giraffe sex is even weirder than we thought, and it involves pee ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giraffes don't go into heat, don't have a breeding season and don't make mating calls. So how do giraffes know when it's the right time for love? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6CMKL5qta9VN96RNh8kZRC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A male giraffe begins the lip-curling flehmen response as a female begins to urinate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A male giraffe begins the lip-curling flehmen behavior as the female begins to urinate.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal sex: How birds do it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animals have sex in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways. Birds have sex via an internal chamber called a cloaca that is present on both male and female animals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:38:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asSZBzZV3Qy4PTavHCT7fi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Japanese Red Crown Cranes (Grus japonensis) are dancing together at Japane&#039;s Tsurui Ito Tancho Crane Sanctuary. These cranes form stable, monogamous bonds and perform such duets to compete for scarce resources.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[white cranes with black markings on their heads and wing tips dancing on snow]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These male spiders use built-in leg catapults to escape sexual cannibalism ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Once mating is over, male orb-weavers catapult off the bodies of females to avoid being eaten, moving at a speed that's too fast to glimpse with the naked eye. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8CAzaPtKsbsdBbhYiEpE8B-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shichang Zhang]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mating makes these male spiders jump, but not for joy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mating makes these male spiders jump, but not for joy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's most elusive giant squid could be monogamous, female corpse hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A female giant squid caught off the coast of Japan mated with a single male in her lifetime, a surprising finding given what little is known about these creatures' reproduction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NETrt8aCdSWbVnGY4FTif4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A female giant squid caught in a net off Kyoto had dozens of sperm packets from a single male embedded in her muscles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A female giant squid caught in a net off Kyoto had dozens of sperm packets from a single male embedded in her muscles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some animals have sperm 20 times the length of their bodies? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sperm come in tons of sizes, and it all has to do with how they have to find the egg. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cameronbduke@gmail.com (Cameron Duke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cameron Duke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/suh8QcYSxpKyengw5442yJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A conceptual image of sperm. Sperm come in many different sizes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Conceptual image of sperm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An 'absolute plague' of mice is ravaging eastern Australia ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/mouse-plague-new-south-wales-australia.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A productive grain harvest has resulted in a 'plague' of mice rampaging through Australia, and locals are sick of cleaning up their poo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 12:42:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Udb3JY23xcaDc9Mp23Gsrh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mouse plague in Aragon, Spain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mouse plague in Aragon, Spain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why some animals have a penis bone shaped like an ice-cream scooper ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 'penis bone', or the baculum, is one of the most mysterious structures in mammal biology. To this day, no one really knows what it does or why it's gone missing in humans, horses, elephants and a few other species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:31:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carly Cassella ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4PS6YjDxZqx2JdyFEbj8Za-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brassey et al., Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2020]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[3D scan of a honey badger&#039;s baculum.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D scan of a honey badger&#039;s baculum.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Evolution turned this fish into a 'penis with a heart.' Here's how. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Anglerfish are literally missing part of their immune system, but this allows them to permanently fuse during sex, new research suggests ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N6tsBcMs3V6Q7VTctEQzWh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A female anglerfish. Hey, pretty lady.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A female anglerfish. Hey, good lookin&#039;!]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seabird-eating 'monster' crabs are chatty during sex ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Enormous and powerful coconut crabs are known for their extreme size. They also have an unexpectedly diverse "vocabulary." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:14:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gPkyRgR8Cf6jdTWzKoGziV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the biggest terrestrial crab in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The giant coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the biggest terrestrial crab in the world.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Was Same-Sex Behavior Hardwired in Animals from the Beginning? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Same-sex sexual behavior might have started out on an equal footing with different-sex sex. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ymFAxnwKhazNW3bottTBHi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Fish Just Gave Evolution the Finger and Got Pregnant ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64819-mary-fish-eggs-pregnant.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mary's species of fish never evolved to have sex or incubate live young. She did it anyway. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GdYDHzRrYvR22ghmSqKdj7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[© Dr. Laura Dean ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of Mary&#039;s offspring is pictured as an adult.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[One of Mary&#039;s offspring is pictured as an adult.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Meerkats Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60306-animal-sex-meerkats.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meerkats are anything but meek — including when it comes to their mating behaviors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2017 14:32:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e6f2hFVNVcvgPdT3bnRDhU-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Meerkats Kissing]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Meerkats Kissing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Red-Eared Sliders Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60054-animal-sex-red-eared-sliders.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Red-eared slider reproduction involves large claws, extra-long penises and numbers of eggs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:01:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Q7ixj2ACBKcwEkiSav4si-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Red-eared sliders (&lt;em&gt;Trachemys scripta elegans&lt;/em&gt;), which sport a red stripe around their ears, can grow so big they need a 100-gallon tank, or even a pond, to live in.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Portrait of a red-eared slider turtle.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Western Toads Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59678-animal-sex-western-toads.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Western toad sex involves quiet searches, mating balls and streams of eggs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 10:47:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W4q5t5rb8hJbuMD2wjZKhC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A western toad (Anaxyrus boreas halophilus) sticking it&#039;s head out of pond.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A western toad (Anaxyrus boreas halophilus) sticking it&#039;s head out of pond.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Narwhals Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59356-animal-sex-narwhals.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Little is known about the mating behaviors of arctic-loving narwhals, also called the unicorns of the sea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 10:17:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GgJHLtKFXJKT3YMW9Sjjhh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kristin Laidre/NOAA/OAR/OER]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pod of narwhals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pod of narwhals.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Female Dragonflies Play Dead to Escape Stalking Males ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58906-female-dragonflies-fake-death-to-avoid-harassment.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female dragonflies say no to sex by faking their deaths, new research has found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richa Malhotra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tcAHwBcqMKgfJCr4J9pc3N-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rassim Khelifa]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The female dragonfly crashes to the ground and plays dead to avoid unwelcome advances.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The female dragonfly crashes to the ground and plays dead to avoid unwelcome advances.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Lobsters Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58899-animal-sex-lobsters.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lobster sex involves battles for dominance, calming urine and tender copulation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:50:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C7Jhw3isoaatknL5aXrRmj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Female American lobsters, &lt;em&gt;Homarus americanus&lt;/em&gt;, use their pheromones to calm aggressive males before mating. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[American lobster, Homarus americanus, in front of white background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Bed Bugs Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58500-animal-sex-bed-bugs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The cringe-worthy sexual behaviors of bed bugs involve traumatic insemination, no courtship activities and, sometimes, incest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:41:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:21:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jypypNhPfjLkhyHUWNf4nK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Common bedbugs (&lt;em&gt;Cimex lectularius&lt;/em&gt;) have some painful mating behaviors, including traumatic insemination.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A common bed bug (Cimex lectularius)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Hummingbirds Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58119-animal-sex-hummingbirds.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hummingbird mating involves using specialized courtship rituals, tail feathers that sing, and weaponized beaks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 15:43:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:19:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sVEDDU9dAkfFM6piuPLyMD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hummingbird mates in flight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hummingbird mates in flight.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dutch Zoo Tests 'Tinder for Orangutans' Mating Program ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57746-tinder-for-orangutans-mating-program.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's not as simple as asking an orangutan to swipe right or left. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 22:41:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WLjECGWoaqPSQcFNRNoHPR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Smithsonian National Zoo/Flickr]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The digital breeding experiment involves showing a female orangutan potential mates on a tablet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[orangutan-tablet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Year of the Rooster: How Kauai's Feral Chickens Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57669-animal-sex-kauai-chickens.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chicken mating involves tidbitting, wing-flapping, a male waltz and the possibility of the female ejecting the male's sperm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2017 14:25:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KyNzvpuCDNmkYXPCPQgtZj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Feral baby chickens crossing a road with their mother on Kauai, Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Feral baby chickens crossing a road with their mother on Kauai, Hawaii.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Doe! Deer and Macaque Caught Monkeying Around ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57481-deer-and-monkey-interspecies-sex.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A monkey was recently seen performing sexual actions on the backs of female sika deer on Japan's Yakushima island. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:41:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B4uWwbZ8LCYqNbqjXQq72P-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alexandre Bonnefoy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sexual mount of a male Japanese macaque on a somewhat-willing female sika deer.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Nine-Banded Armadillos Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57336-animal-sex-armadillos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Though nine-banded armadillos are solitary creatures, they do occasionally get together for some genital sniffing, tail wagging and clucking in order to have sex. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2016 15:24:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3jtrNzCccKDqfhv5M7JiNP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A nine-banded armadillo stands on its hind legs at sunset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[nine-banded armadillo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Mysterious Sex Lives of Hawaii's Endangered Yellow-Faced Bees ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57046-animal-sex-yellow-faced-bees.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Everything scientists know about these bees' mating behaviors is based on anecdotal observations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:42:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:35:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PqEg75tGwEWwTV7xr8dqE5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yellow-faced bees, like this one (&lt;em&gt;Hylaeus hyalinatus&lt;/em&gt;), are endangered. Invasive ants are partly to blame for the dwindling numbers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Yellow-faced bees, like this one (&lt;em&gt;Hylaeus hyalinatus&lt;/em&gt;), are endangered.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Lover' Cockroaches Grow Bigger Testicles to Woo Mates ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Madagascar hissing cockroaches can change physical characteristics to become lovers or fighters. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:29:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vZrWoGdE5m4cqRCpWiZ755-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Madagascar hissing cockroach at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. A new study found that male Madagascar hissing cockroaches have evolved different physical characteristics for mating.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[madagascar-cockroach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Halloween Fright: The Unusual Sex Lives of Dark Fishing Spiders ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Male dark fishing spiders spontaneously die after sex — but their nutritious bodies provide fuel for their mates to have more offspring that are larger and healthier. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:51:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ojGeZDmoBcbsArVisNS6f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fishing spiders like this one, &lt;em&gt;Dolomedes tenebrosus&lt;/em&gt;, live near the water and are known to sometimes snag small fish and aquatic insects there.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fishing spiders like this one, &lt;em&gt;Dolomedes tenebrosus&lt;/em&gt;, live near the water and are known to sometimes snag small fish and aquatic insects there.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Nautiluses Do It ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mating in these strange-looking mollusks lasts for 2 to 3 hours, but it's unclear what exactly is going on during this time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:06:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kp2Rp2dhxmRZkeZvix3bEj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nautlius seem to be solitary creatures, but when they get together they can spend hours mating. Here, a chambered nautilus (&lt;em&gt;Nautilus pompilius&lt;/em&gt;).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nautlius seem to be solitary creatures, but when they get together they can spend hours mating. Here, a chambered nautilus (&lt;em&gt;Nautilus pompilius&lt;/em&gt;).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Complicated Sex Lives of Giant Pandas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female giant pandas ovulate and are receptive to mating only a few days of the year. And males have some of the smallest penises relative to body size. Alas, sex is complicated and involves squeaks, anal rubbing, male posturing and sitting on each other. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:09:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwYuzPPNDeSSwsjD4jbvAm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Smithsonian&#039;s National Zoo keeps giant pandas Mei Xiang (L) and Tian Tian apart all year, except for during the one day a year when Mei goes into estrus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Smithsonian&#039;s National Zoo keeps giant pandas Mei Xiang (L) and Tian Tian apart all year, except for during the one day a year when Mei goes into estrus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science Book Giveaway: 'Wild Sex' by Carin Bondar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Join Live Science for a Facebook Live interview with biologist and writer Carin Bondar, and a chance to win a signed copy of her new book, "Wild Sex." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YUTwT3fSEnQxMdTkxKpFmg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Wild Sex' Author Dishes on Weird World of Animal Mating ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Biologist and writer Carin Bondar leads the way into the intriguing world of animal sexual practices in her new book, "Wild Sex." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:49:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2m3pkbgwEFKoRTZcABL52U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Biologist Carin Bondar, author of &quot;Wild Sex,&quot; investigates animals&#039; unusual, elaborate and sometimes bizarre mating behaviors.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Mosquitoes Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56059-animal-sex-mosquitoes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mosquito reproduction involves swarms, behavior-altering seminal fluid and tons of eggs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:03:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSpz6id3RqS6N2ro9GumKe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mosquito.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dangerous Zika Infected Mosquito Skin Bite. Leishmaniasis, Encephalitis, Yellow Fever, Dengue, Malaria Disease, Mayaro or Zika Virus Infectious Culex Mosquito Parasite Insect Macro.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bald Eagle Sex: The Acrobatic Mating of America's National Bird ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55278-animal-sex-bald-eagles.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bald eagle sex involves daring aerial moves, intricate nest building and lifelong monogamy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:44:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:17:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KgkwZzrYEhHGX8LwGCx6Jm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bald eagles typically mate for life, with a &quot;divorce rate&quot; of less than 5 percent, says bald eagle expert Bryan Watts.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a pair of bald eagles in a nest.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Screwworm Sex Wins 'Golden Goose' Award for Unusual Research ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Studying the sex life of flies might sound silly, but two researchers who did just that have saved the livestock industry billions of dollars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:13:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k6rkV8dK7V7QnYmMwXjpkW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An award announcement celebrates the work of Edward F. Knipling (left) and Raymond C. Bushland (right) in eradicating the destructive screwworm fly. Knipling died in 2000 and Bushland died in 1995.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An award announcement celebrates the work of Edward F. Knipling (left) and Raymond C. Bushland (right) in eradicating the destructive screwworm fly. Knipling died in 2000 and Bushland died in 1995. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Bombay Night Frogs Get Busy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These images reveal the Bombay night frogs have seven mating positions, with one that was just discovered in which the male is loosely draped over the female. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e7tetLuN9xVPfDEYeVSv8D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A male Bombay night frog calls from nearby a clutch of eggs on a leaf. Indian night frogs split from other frogs about 80 million years ago, making them an ancient group of amphibians. Researchers aren&#039;t yet sure why they evolved the newly discovered &quot;dorsal straddle&quot; mating position.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Frog and Eggs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Mating: How Scorpions Do It ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scorpion sex usually involves peaceful dancing, but sometimes can also include stinging and cannibalism. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:46:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ksg4tgYDjFcwNr2yGnsF77-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A &lt;em&gt;Parabuthus&lt;/em&gt; scorpion in the Kalahari desert, South Africa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A &lt;em&gt;Parabuthus&lt;/em&gt; scorpion in the Kalahari desert, South Africa.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Red Foxes Do It ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Red fox mating involves screaming, copulatory locks, and lifelong relationships. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 12:02:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lz32QKXutBi5Ld3AETGRxB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spring is in the air for this pair of red foxes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Red fox kissing the ear of its mate]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Tarantulas Do It ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tarantula mating involves sperm webs, courtship dances, and fang clasping. And sometimes sexual cannibalism. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BTz4DveQ3LBGULkUyTxXV3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When mating, tarantulas like these Mexican fire leg tarantulas (&lt;em&gt;Brachypelma boehmei&lt;/em&gt;) face each other and elevate their bodies and legs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mexican fire leg tarantulas mating]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Love Dart–Shooting Snails Do It ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Valentine's Day, mischievous Cupid will be fluttering about with bow in hand, seeking out mortal hearts to pierce with his love-tinged arrows. But the winged god isn't the only one known for this behavior. Land snails also shoot love darts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:50:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eFYXHy22KBUwH35xzepvu9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Galápagos Tortoises Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53632-animal-sex-galapagos-tortoises.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Galápagos tortoise mating involves neck competitions, harassment and lengthy sperm storage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:24:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WQLCe84VRMnnGQ6XeZAkV7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ James P. Gibbs, SUNY-ESF]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant saddleback tortoise on the Galapagos island of Espanola.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant saddleback tortoise on the Galapagos island of Espanola.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spider Shows Off His Big Paddle to Woo Mates ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new spider species wiggles its enormous paddle appendage in order to woo mates, research reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:14:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pWR56TihgAN5NgS3RLR8Fa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly discovered species of spider, &lt;i&gt;Jotus remus&lt;/i&gt;, is so named because it sports an enormous paddelike appendage on its third pair of legs. (In Latin, remus means oar or paddle.) The spider likely flashes his paddle in order to woo mates.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[paddle oar]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Holiday Horrors Unwrapped: 5 Weird Gifts in the Animal Kingdom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This year, when your family gathers around the tree on Christmas morning, be glad you aren't a cricket. The best gifts they ever get are gelatinous balls of protein. Here are five of the strangest, and most horrifying, presents exchanged by animals. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Santa's Reindeer Do It ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the months preceding Christmas, Santa's sleigh-pulling ungulates are engaged in a very different activity —mating. Reindeer sex involves herding, defending harems and ignoring lovers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:38:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:35:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pzRm4cX6An5fHWBicAABK6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Reindeer, like these cuties in the snow in Scandinavia, have several adaptations to help them survive snowy winters. Thin, curled bones in the nose are covered in tissue that&#039;s full of blood vessels to heat up icy air as the animals inhale. And a sharp hoof acts like a snowshoe to keep the reindeer from slipping in the white stuff.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Reindeer in the snow in Scandinavia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Manatees Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53164-animal-sex-manatees.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Manatee sex involves rendezvous points, large mating herds and aggressive shoving. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2015 15:33:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p7S9XsZDUwyNjLcTkdTdP8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A manatee swims in the springs of Crystal River, Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A manatee swims in the springs of Crystal River, Florida.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Giraffes Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52804-animal-sex-giraffes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giraffe sex involves cocktail parties, statuelike stances, urination and instantaneous ejaculation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:54:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kBgqga9V2shBQSfRc3yPid-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world, with males reaching heights of 18 feet (5.5 meters).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two giraffes touching lips]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Howler Monkeys with Deeper Calls Have Smaller Balls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's a tough trade-off for male howler monkeys: a deeper voice, or more sperm? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:25:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4yNAg8ozmxvmSx8dpG3fPY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mariana Raño]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hooting howler monkeys of the species Alouatta caraya make a racket. Howler monkey calls are as deep as those of much larger animals like tigers — a talent enabled by their enlarged hyoid bones. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[hooting male howler monkeys]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If Aliens Exist, Would They Have Sex? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aliens might have sex, assuming the benefits outweigh the risks on their home planets. What that sex would look like is an open question. But if animal antics on Earth say anything, extraterrestrial sex would be weird. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:21:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:51:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f5s7MH9ysgXDKrbVdWktfD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;a href=&quot;/19283-aliens.html&quot;&gt;What would aliens really look like?&lt;/a&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of aliens]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Some Species Have More Females Than Males ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52413-why-some-species-have-more-females.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have figured out why some species have more females than males and others have more males than females. Turns out, sex chromosomes are the culprits. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:34:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:51:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/emTKn3iaf6mY3aLQYm92GG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sex of the green lizard (&lt;em&gt;Lacerta viridis&lt;/em&gt;) is determined by Z and W sex chromosomes, whereas many other reptiles rely on XY sex determination.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[green lizard]]></media:text>
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