Fascinating facts about animals...

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Anglerfish might just be the most angry-looking deep sea creature. Their females have a distinctive piece of the spine that protrudes above their mouths. It looks like a fishing pole and acts as a bait for prey.

But that’s not what we are interested in. Anglerfish literally become one when they mate. When a free-swimming young, male anglerfish encounters a female anglerfish, he latches onto her with the help of his sharp teeth. :eek:

After some time passes by, the male fusses with the body of the female physically. He loses his eyes and internal organs in the process, and at the end of the fusion, they end up sharing the same bloodstream. The only organ that remains of the male is his testes. Since not just one male has sexual encounters with a female, the female carries around five to six males on her body!
 

Dolphins sweet and cuddly right ?.. not when it comes to Mating...

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Dolphins are universally loved creatures. They are always happy and contribute their share of spreading happiness around. Also, their behavior and the large size of their brains indicate a high level of intelligence.

But the story is quite different when it comes to mating. A group of male dolphins would form an alliance with another group of male dolphins to seek help while luring fertile females from the hands of rival males. And after they have succeeded in stealing the female away, the alliance remains intact to ensure that the female behaves and complies with requests of courtship.

Two or three males surround the female like guards. If she tries to escape, then the males chase after her, bite her, slap her with their fins or slam into her with their heavy bodies. They even deny them food until they agree to mate with one of the males.

But once a dolphin gives birth, the alliance loses interest in her and goes off on their next adventure. The females raise their kids as single mothers
 
hollydolly said:
Dolphins sweet and cuddly right ?.. not when it comes to Mating...

Dolphins.jpg.webp


Dolphins are universally loved creatures. They are always happy and contribute their share of spreading happiness around. Also, their behavior and the large size of their brains indicate a high level of intelligence.

But the story is quite different when it comes to mating. A group of male dolphins would form an alliance with another group of male dolphins to seek help while luring fertile females from the hands of rival males. And after they have succeeded in stealing the female away, the alliance remains intact to ensure that the female behaves and complies with requests of courtship.

Two or three males surround the female like guards. If she tries to escape, then the males chase after her, bite her, slap her with their fins or slam into her with their heavy bodies. They even deny them food until they agree to mate with one of the males.

But once a dolphin gives birth, the alliance loses interest in her and goes off on their next adventure. The females raise their kids as single mothers
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Sounds like a lot of human relationships
 

hollydolly said:
Dolphins sweet and cuddly right ?.. not when it comes to Mating...

Dolphins.jpg.webp


Dolphins are universally loved creatures. They are always happy and contribute their share of spreading happiness around. Also, their behavior and the large size of their brains indicate a high level of intelligence.

But the story is quite different when it comes to mating. A group of male dolphins would form an alliance with another group of male dolphins to seek help while luring fertile females from the hands of rival males. And after they have succeeded in stealing the female away, the alliance remains intact to ensure that the female behaves and complies with requests of courtship.

Two or three males surround the female like guards. If she tries to escape, then the males chase after her, bite her, slap her with their fins or slam into her with their heavy bodies. They even deny them food until they agree to mate with one of the males.

But once a dolphin gives birth, the alliance loses interest in her and goes off on their next adventure. The females raise their kids as single mothers
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I believe that then if the males detect that the female is already pregnant, then they will attract, punch at, the female’s body to cause a miscarriage. So that the male dolphins can secure their own offspring.

I think male tigers/lions do similar, in that they with kill the young of offspring from other males, if the original male dies, so that they can mate and secure their own offspring.
 
hollydolly said:
. :eek:

After some time passes by, the male fusses with the body of the female physically. He loses his eyes and internal organs in the process, and at the end of the fusion, they end up sharing the same bloodstream. The only organ that remains of the male is his testes. Since not just one male has ****** encounters with a female, the female carries around five to six males on her body!
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"Oh Lord Lisa, Madge is coming. Talk about easy, why she's probably got 12 guys hanging off her by now!"
 
hollydolly said:
Dolphins sweet and cuddly right ?.. not when it comes to Mating...
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I have seen pods of dolphins engaged in what had to have been some kind of group s*x, maybe it was something like this. First time I was taking some friends out in my boat and we saw a number of dolphin acting oddly, very energetic. We eased into them, they were pretty much oblivious to us. It was only after spotting the one most obvious sign of male... interest that we realized what was happening. Seen it a couple of times since.

Apparently dolphins can have recreational s*x, or something like it. See https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938835
hollydolly said:
But that’s not what we are interested in. Anglerfish literally become one when they mate. When a free-swimming young, male anglerfish encounters a female anglerfish, he latches onto her with the help of his sharp teeth.
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Don't even want to think about that one...
 
hollydolly said:
After some time passes by, the male fusses with the body of the female physically. He loses his eyes and internal organs in the process, and at the end of the fusion, they end up sharing the same bloodstream. The only organ that remains of the male is his testes. Since not just one male has ****** encounters with a female, the female carries around five to six males on her body!
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Sorry HD, I gotta do this

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