Posted by Declan on May 16, 2006, at 23:57:50
In reply to Re: all men are ......., posted by Joan797 on May 16, 2006, at 22:59:26
I think mammals are a bit suss. You would have seen those docos about mammals. There's the herd, with the women and children, and maybe the males, or maybe the males are on their own. Lots of mating rituals, trials of strength and so on. Compare to the penguin. Takes turns in standing on the ice for 3 months (or something) and one partner finds the way back to the other in the dark, all of them standing there. Or the emu. The female moves on (as we say these days) leaving the male to look after the young. Chooks are a worry though, pecking the weaker to death. And we had some disappointing ducks here...2 females would hang around their drake and peck any other duck who got near. I kinda like cuttlefish (nice eyes) and wonder if things would have been better if molluscs had taken off.
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