Ah, sex. Pandas do it, Birds do it, tortoises do it.
Wait a minute! How exactly do they do it? The mating rituals of some
animals are wonderfully bizarre. For example: did you know that some
insects' genitals explode during sex? Or that some fish can change
gender?
Intrigued? Read on for the Top 7 most bizarre animal mating habits.
1.Whiptail Lizard
If the Whiptail Lizard can manage it, I'm sure us humans can. The
females have managed to reproduce without any males, through
parthenogenesis (from the greek 'virgin creation') - where growth and
development of embryos occurs without fertilization by a male.
This asexual reproduction is, in effect, cloning, as its offspring are exact and complete genetic duplicates of the mother.
2.Angler Fish
Anglerfish don't have to worry about cheating partners or loose
lovers as they just are old romantics at heart, keeping the same partner
for life.
Males are born with no digestive system, so when they hatch they
immediately look for a female anglerfish to bite in order to release an
enzyme that would digest his skin and her body, causing them to fuse.
Only when she is ready to spawn does the male then release sperm to
reproduce.
3.Praying Mantis
16% of sexual encounters between praying mantises include the female eating the male’s head during sex.
4.Hippos
Known as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa, the aggressive hippo will stop at nothing to impress a mate.
The anti-social mammal positions itself where his potential mate can
see him, and then attempts to attract females by defecating and
urinating in a territorial marking display.
5.Porcupine
It's not the prickly spines that make their mating unusual; it's the way the males like to urinate on the females beforehand.
If you've ever worried that giving birth to a porcupine is painful
for the mother, feel reassured knowing that a baby porcupine's quills
are soft when they are born, and only harden an hour after birth
6.Bonobo Monkey
Bonobo monkeys are obsessed with sex. They use it for greeting,
resolving conflicts and celebrations - even keeping it within the
family.
It has been said that they are the only non-human animal to have been
observed engaging in face-to-face genital sex, tongue kissing, and oral
sex, with same sex partnerships too
7.Camel
When a male camel is ready to mate, her pukes up a pink sac (called a
“doula”) that hangs from the side of his mouth, and he begins to drool
excessively. Female camels find this all very attractive.
