Animal Sex: News and Features
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Animal Sex: How Sea Hares Do ItSea hare sex involves hermaphrodites, mating chains and lengthy mating events.
By Joseph Castro Published
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No Boys Allowed: Snake Mom Has 'Virgin Birth'A female water snake in Missouri can do something that no human woman can (no matter how badly she might want to).
By Elizabeth Peterson Published
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#JunkOff: Why Animal Genitals Are Important to ScienceA Twitter hashtag, #JunkOff, illustrates the steamier side of biology — and its importance to understanding evolution.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Animal Sex: How Hyenas Do ItThe complicated world of hyena sex involves social hierarchies, weird and potentially dangerous courtship rituals and female pseudopenises that make forced sex impossible.
By Joseph Castro Published
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Animal Sex: How Butterflies Do ItWhen 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?
By Joseph Castro Published
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Black Widows Wreck Mates' Webs, Get Away With ItBlack widow males destroy large sections of their mates' webs in order to ward off potential rivals.
By Elizabeth Peterson Published
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Photos of the Northern Giant Mouse LemurCheck out these images of the northern giant mouse lemur, Mirza zaza, which has the largest testis relative to body size of any primate.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Spidey Senses Tingling! Arachnids Feel SexBy Stephanie Pappas Published
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Animal Sex: How Antechinuses Do ItAntechinus sex involves ambushes, intermittent copulation lasting 14 hours and ultimately suicide.
By Joseph Castro Published
