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Author
Publisher
Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
What can explain the incredible diversity of beauty in nature? Richard O. Prum, an award-winning ornithologist, discusses Charles Darwin's second and long-neglected theory--aesthetic mate choice--and what it means for our understanding of evolution. In addition, Prum connects those same evolutionary dynamics to the origins and diversity of human sexuality, offering riveting new thinking about the evolution of human beauty and the role of mate choice,...
9) Show-offs
Author
Publisher
Tangerine Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Pictures and text show how different animals use posture, plumage, or other natural decoration to warn, elude, or engage in courtship.
Author
Publisher
Prufrock Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"It takes two to tango--but in the wild, two can do much crazier things than dance. In "Things That Make You Go Yuck!: Odd Couples," you'll find out about nature's strangest dating rituals, cooperative couples, and parasite pests. You'll explore symbiotic pairings like the plover bird, affectionately nicknamed the "crocodile dentist," and hybrid "franken-species" that seem like something out of a science fiction tale. Whether it's nature's slimiest...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Bondar examines the sex lives of our animal cousins, which are fiendishly difficult, infinitely varied, and often violent. They involve razor sharp penises, murderous cannibals, and chemical warfare in an epic battle between the sexes. Like us, animals must first find the perfect partner. You think we have it tough? Try having to do it while being hunted down by predators, against a backdrop of unpredictable or life-threatening conditions. Then, sperm...
13) It takes two
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Examines courtship, mating, nesting, and caring for babies by various members of the animal kingdom.
14) Happy feet
Series
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the land of the Emperor Penguins, the penguins sing to attract their mates, but Mumble can't sing. He can, however, tap dance. Will that help him find true love?
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Hubie is a hopeless romantic in love with Marina, the most beautiful penguin in all of Antarctica. When he magically stumbles upon the perfect pebble, he knows he has to find the courage to ask Marina to mate with him for life. But the evil penguin Drake, who also wants Marina, has other plans, and he throws Hubie into the ocean. Castaway Hubie meets the fearless Rocko, a penguin determined to fly, and together they must get Hubie home before the...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Forget the Kama Sutra. When it comes to inventive sex acts, just look to the sea. There we find the elaborate mating rituals of armored lobsters; giant right whales engaging in a lively threesome whilst holding their breath; full moon sex parties of groupers and daily mating blitzes by blueheaded wrasse. Deep-sea squid perform inverted 69s, while hermaphrodite sea slugs link up in giant sex loops. From doubly endowed sharks to the maze-like vaginas...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The latest offering from the award-winning team of Robin Page and Steve Jenkins focuses on the most unique and exciting animal displays in the natural world, used by creatures to stand out. This eye-catching, high-interest material is ideal for nature lovers, Jenkins fans, and even the most reluctant readers."--
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