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Animal Sex: How Sea Hares Do It
By Joseph Castro published
Sea hare sex involves hermaphrodites, mating chains and lengthy mating events.
No Boys Allowed: Snake Mom Has 'Virgin Birth'
By Elizabeth Peterson published
A female water snake in Missouri can do something that no human woman can (no matter how badly she might want to).
#JunkOff: Why Animal Genitals Are Important to Science
By Stephanie Pappas published
A Twitter hashtag, #JunkOff, illustrates the steamier side of biology — and its importance to understanding evolution.
Animal Sex: How Hyenas Do It
By Joseph Castro published
The complicated world of hyena sex involves social hierarchies, weird and potentially dangerous courtship rituals and female pseudopenises that make forced sex impossible.
Animal Sex: How Butterflies Do It
By Joseph Castro published
When it comes to sex, are butterflies as nurturing and gentle as they appear to be, or is there a more aggressive side to their mating?
Black Widows Wreck Mates' Webs, Get Away With It
By Elizabeth Peterson published
Black widow males destroy large sections of their mates' webs in order to ward off potential rivals.
Photos of the Northern Giant Mouse Lemur
By Stephanie Pappas published
Check out these images of the northern giant mouse lemur, Mirza zaza, which has the largest testis relative to body size of any primate.
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