As anyone who’s perused the internet knows, arguably the most bizarre mating practices of all can be found among humans, with Rule 34 being a rather immutable law of nature. But it turns out, other animal mating practices can be just as interesting, so today we’re going to be looking at the Wild and Wacky World of Animal Mating, from the bizarre, to the humorous, to the downright disgusting. So, for example, if you’ve ever wondered how porcupines mate given their quill covered bodies, want to know which animal literally helicopters their poop and pee at their mate to attract them… besides my college girlfriend that is… how Finding Nemo would have been VERY different if actually accurate to the species, the intricacies of lobster lovin’, the fascinating and rather humorous world of giraffe mating, the momentous mating that led to the darkly humorous Dead Duck Day, and much, much more, well, stick around because this one just might give you and your partner some ideas…

Authors: Daven Hiskey, Karl Smallwood, Melissa Blevins, Emily Upton

Editor: Daven Hiskey

Host: Daven Hiskey

Producer: Caden Nielsen

0:00 Intro

2:35 Porcupine Porking

5:05 Disturbing Ducks and Dead Duck Day

12:51 Hyena Lady Bits

14:08 Exploding Bees

17:50 Bees are so Freaking Cool

22:42 Honeybees are Better at Math Than You

25:04 Clownfish and Why Finding Nemo is All Wrong

30:26 The Bizarre World of Giraffe Mating

32:59 Helicoptering Hippos

33:50 White Fronted Parrot Date Night

34:27 Make Love Not War- The Bonobo

35:47 What a Way to Go

36:33 To Die For- The Black Widow and Mantis Myths

38:17 Lobster Lovin' and Popular Myths

41:50 Arabian Camel's are So Gross

43:05 Sword Fight and Nomming Man Bits

45:00 Life... uh... Finds a Way

45:43 Angler Fish Weirdness

46:30 The Romantic Mating of Seahorses

48:50 The Mating Cycle of Nightmares

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