The strangest acts in the animal kingdom

In the animal kingdom, many species participate in completely different reproduction processes. Either way, the behaviors are aimed at increasing the reproductive efficiency of the animal population.

Collection of weird animal behavior

Giraffe

A male giraffe begins the mating process by rubbing his head against the female's back. Multiple males can compete for a female by swinging their necks at each other. The victor will mate with the female, but only if the female allows.

Monkey Tamarin

Tamarin monkey families can vary, but the most common structure consists of one female and two males. Since females often give birth to twins, this family structure makes the most sense as each male is responsible for one baby.

Discus

Male discus have a greater responsibility than most other males in the animal kingdom. While the female lays and protects the eggs, the male protects the female. When the eggs hatch, both parents feed their babies with milk secreted from their skin.

Red-tailed viper

In North America, a female snake can be pursued by more than 100 male snakes at a time. The males simultaneously surround the female, forming a mating ball. If a female is not strong enough to get rid of the males, this mating will likely kill her.

Bonobo

Bonobos are known to be quite agile. Monogamy and heterosexuality do not exist in the world of bonobos. They engage in many types of sexual activity with multiple partners and of both sexes.

Snail

Land snails have a small appendage that protrudes from between the antennae and it is used for reproduction. Most snails are hermaphrodites, they are capable of fertilizing and giving birth.

Hippocampus

A female seahorse injects her eggs into the male's pouch, where they are fertilized. The male then becomes pregnant and carries the offspring to adulthood. Seahorses are also very loving and affectionate towards each other, when the male is pregnant, the female will disturb and constantly gently touch him.

Flatworms

This marine animal is hermaphrodite and when it comes time to mate, they will compete for their role in who takes the initiative first.

anglerfish

This deep-ocean fish takes the "cling" of fish to a whole new level. Because finding a mate on the deep seabed is so difficult, when a male finds a female, he bites and latches on. Then the two will literally fuse together until they share the same circulatory system. When it comes to reproduction, the male gets nutrition from the female while the female uses the male's sperm.

Clownfish

Clownfish are hermaphrodites, in a certain group of clownfish, there is a single female, larger and more dominant than the rest. The largest male is the only one mated with a female. If the female dies, this male will then transition and become the new female leader, continuing the cycle.

Black spider

Since females are larger than males, when males try to mate there is a risk of getting caught in the female's net, being mistaken for prey and being eaten. A male announces that it will come in peace by vibrating his belly. When moving on the web, it constantly vibrates and stops, continuing the pattern until it reaches the female.

Antechinuses Mouse

These creatures are also known as marsupials and reside in Australia. They have a very difficult mating time. When they reached puberty, the mice had only a few weeks to mate before they died.

Bee

Male honey bees, also known as drones, kill themselves for the sake of the queen bee. When they are mating, the male ejaculates and explodes, it becomes paralyzed and dies.

Albatross

These migratory birds live in monogamy. They can fly for years without landing, but when they do land, they always have to be together. Every few years they return to the Galapagos Islands to mate.

When the mates meet, they perform a mating dance that lasts 20 minutes before mating. When they have a young, it is fed by its parents for a year before setting off to travel the world.

Hedgehog

The female hedgehog's mating opportunities are not many, only 8 to 12 hours a year. When the time comes, the male hedgehog will climb up the tree to flush a stream of urine, if the female likes the smell, she will mate with the male until the male is exhausted.