Four reproductive tales from the animal kingdom, where sealing the deal doesn’t always turn out so great for one partner.
Comments: 19
Personally, the (hermaphroditic) snails sound like they have the best deal going.
@Easy Goer - I am not a lawyer and I do not play one on TV, but in some states it is may be illegal. This DIY approach may not fit with state regulations. :-)
Obviously as God intended.
@atheist - She was not thinking straight! :-)
After reading this, no woman should complain.
@Bobotheclown Nor should any man, considering the "date and dinner" strategy of the octopuses.
Yikes! Regardless of species, males really have a hard time with romance.
Sounds like the animal kingdom needs a #MeToo movement....
Valentines is a mating ritual or a marketing ploy to part you from your money while making many people feel bad about themselves?
Should I disregard the article about chocolates and roses being a bad idea?
The old male painted turtles remind me of Harvey Weinstein.
See Olivia Judson (who columned here in the NYT a while ago)'s book "Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice for All Creation" for some diverse (to say the least) mating strategies in nature!
The editor of the Science section has a great sense of humor this Valentine's Day. Thank you!
The pictured turtles are definitely not painted turtles.
True. The smaller one, at least, is a Red-Eared Slider. Can’t tell for sure about the larger turtle.
@Dave Aldridge What are they, then?
"She strangled him, then hauled his dead body to her den, where, Dr. Huffard presumes, she ate him."
I hate it when that happens.
"Traumatic insemination."
Makes spending Valentine's Day alone seem like a privilege.
Personally, the (hermaphroditic) snails sound like they have the best deal going.
@Easy Goer - I am not a lawyer and I do not play one on TV, but in some states it is may be illegal. This DIY approach may not fit with state regulations. :-)
Obviously as God intended.
@atheist - She was not thinking straight! :-)
After reading this, no woman should complain.
@Bobotheclown Nor should any man, considering the "date and dinner" strategy of the octopuses.
Yikes! Regardless of species, males really have a hard time with romance.
Sounds like the animal kingdom needs a #MeToo movement....
Valentines is a mating ritual or a marketing ploy to part you from your money while making many people feel bad about themselves?
Should I disregard the article about chocolates and roses being a bad idea?
The old male painted turtles remind me of Harvey Weinstein.
See Olivia Judson (who columned here in the NYT a while ago)'s book "Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice for All Creation" for some diverse (to say the least) mating strategies in nature!
The editor of the Science section has a great sense of humor this Valentine's Day. Thank you!
The pictured turtles are definitely not painted turtles.
True. The smaller one, at least, is a Red-Eared Slider. Can’t tell for sure about the larger turtle.
@Dave Aldridge What are they, then?
"She strangled him, then hauled his dead body to her den, where, Dr. Huffard presumes, she ate him." I hate it when that happens.
"Traumatic insemination." Makes spending Valentine's Day alone seem like a privilege.
Why does the author link love to reproduction?