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A journey of discovery through the spectacular intricacies of reproduction in the animal kingdom.
One thousand million years ago, a huge revolution occurred on Earth--sex happened for the first time. From that moment on, the world became ever more colorful and bizarre, ringing with elaborate songs and dances, epic battles, and rallying cries as the desires of males and females collided, generation after generation, in an unbroken chain of sex going back to the dawn of complex life on Earth.
Writing in a brilliantly engaging style, biologist Jules Howard leads readers on a guided tour of the how and why of sex on Earth, in all its diversity. From sperm wars to cuckoldry, hermaphrodites, virgin births, "exploding" penises, and mallards' "booby-trapped" vaginas, Sex on Earth explores and celebrates the wonders and peculiarities of animal reproduction.
Animal life rings, bleeds, and howls with sex. It's everywhere. Right now warring hordes are locking horns, preening feathers, rampaging lustfully across the savanna, questioning the fidelity of the ones they love. A million females choose; a billion penises ejaculate (or snap off); a trillion sperm battle, block, and tackle. Sex made planet Earth, well, sexy.
| Published | Jul 05 2016 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781408193433 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Sigma |
| Illustrations | black and white illustrations |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
This book is available on Bloomsbury Collections where your library has access.
