Flying snakes are among the few vertebrates that move through the air without wings, membranes, or powered flight. Species ...

For a small number of animals, reproduction marks a biological endpoint rather than a stage in an ongoing life cycle. Death ...

In the animal kingdom, mating isn’t always about survival. From praying mantises to octopuses, some species die during or ...

Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...

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The other night, I spotted a bottle of Captain Morgan atop my fridge that had been sitting up there for years, a shot or so still lingering at the bottom. On a whim, I dumped it into a glass with some ...

Stuffed animals have a special place in the hearts of children and adults alike. The best stuffed animals can evoke warm memories of comfort and, unsurprisingly, kids usually grow quite attached to ...

A mousey Australian marsupial, the male antechinus leads a tragic existence. This heartbreakingly adorable creature is semelparous, meaning it enjoys but a single breeding season, perishing soon after ...

Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes). Credit: Wikimedia Commons. According to a report, the average person in Britain engages in sex about 5,778 times in their lifetime. God knows how they ...