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Oct 05, 2019
Petra X
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What I have learned from this book which was all about sex but sadly (the only sad thing) not hot:
1) One of the prime methods of classifications of animals is by their genitals. There might be a hundred different species of beetles that all look very similar, but their genitals will be very different.
2) I have also learned that research into male parts, partly because it is obviously easier, is extensive, but female bits have had scant scientific attention until recently.
4) Homosexuality in an ...more
1) One of the prime methods of classifications of animals is by their genitals. There might be a hundred different species of beetles that all look very similar, but their genitals will be very different.
2) I have also learned that research into male parts, partly because it is obviously easier, is extensive, but female bits have had scant scientific attention until recently.
4) Homosexuality in an ...more
I had high hopes for this book. Animal behavior is fascinating and animal sexual behavior is extremely so. I really enjoyed Chris Ryan's Sex at Dawn and was hoping for an education about the sexual practices of animals that was as satisfying as Ryan's book. Over the years I have learned about different aspects of animal sex, such as arms races that result in fly penises that have jagged edges and stick in the female, sperm competition in various animals, female baboons who trick the alpha male i
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