Sex and reproduction in the animal kingdom. Sometimes classic, sometimes strange... partner search and mating in animals

From Kama Sutra (bonobos) to Kamikaze (male spiders): how animals reproduce

A dazzling plumage, a complicated mating dance or carefully selected gifts to impress the lady of choice: the love life of animals is full of rituals. What can certainly amuse us humans has an important meaning for evolution: after all, the best partner must be found in order to produce healthy offspring, which in turn ensures the survival of the species.

The team of authors Monika Niehaus and Michael Wink explain animals and their sexual behavior with a wink. In addition to the "classic" courtship dances, the strangest excesses of animal sexuality are of course not to be missed!

- Anything that benefits evolution is allowed: Why certain reproductive variants prevail

- Insights into behavioral biology: Which flirting attempts in the animal kingdom lead to success

- Male and female or rather alone? Why teamwork is the better choice

- Mating systems in review: Who with whom and with how many?

- An entertaining non-fiction book about animals and their diverse ways of producing offspring

As life goes: Courtship behavior, asexual reproduction and everything in between

Fish that hatch their eggs in their mouths or strict matriarchy in some monkeys: When it comes to sexual behavior and the rearing of offspring, there seem to be no limits to the imagination. Biologists Monika Niehaus and Michael Wink tell us with a lot of expertise and humor about the sometimes strange results that the reproductive drive produces in the animal kingdom.

A wonderfully exciting and entertaining book about the love life of animals, to read yourself or to give as a gift to other animal lovers!