In the animal kingdom, relationships are often driven by survival and the chance to pass on their DNA. However, some species ...
Scientists found that the male’s hectocotylus, the specialized arm for mating, is lined with receptors that can sense ...
For a small number of animals, reproduction marks a biological endpoint rather than a stage in an ongoing life cycle. Death follows mating with such consistency that it can be predicted within a ...
The hectocotylus is both a reproductive organ and a sensory organ, a rare combination in animals, new research suggests ...
As humpback whale numbers climb back after decades of large-scale hunting, scientists are spotting strange things. A new ...
Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...
Two male leopard sharks were seen mating with a female leopard shark off the coast of New Caledonia University of the Sunshine Coast marine biologist Dr. Hugo Lassauce said that he and his research ...