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Animal Sex: How Lobsters Do It
By Joseph Castro published
Lobster sex involves battles for dominance, calming urine and tender copulation.
Animal Sex: How Bed Bugs Do It
By Joseph Castro published
The cringe-worthy sexual behaviors of bed bugs involve traumatic insemination, no courtship activities and, sometimes, incest.
Animal Sex: How Hummingbirds Do It
By Joseph Castro published
Hummingbird mating involves using specialized courtship rituals, tail feathers that sing, and weaponized beaks.
Dutch Zoo Tests 'Tinder for Orangutans' Mating Program
By Kacey Deamer published
It's not as simple as asking an orangutan to swipe right or left.
Year of the Rooster: How Kauai's Feral Chickens Do It
By Joseph Castro published
Chicken mating involves tidbitting, wing-flapping, a male waltz and the possibility of the female ejecting the male's sperm.
Doe! Deer and Macaque Caught Monkeying Around
By Mindy Weisberger published
A monkey was recently seen performing sexual actions on the backs of female sika deer on Japan's Yakushima island.
Animal Sex: How Nine-Banded Armadillos Do It
By Joseph Castro published
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.
The Mysterious Sex Lives of Hawaii's Endangered Yellow-Faced Bees
By Joseph Castro published
Everything scientists know about these bees' mating behaviors is based on anecdotal observations.
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