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๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿฉน๐Ÿ’WILD VALENTINE'S POLL๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿฉน๐Ÿ’


Hello Deep Peeps! As you know, weโ€™ve featured some rather bizarre mating behaviors in our show. Which animal's love life is most fascinating to you? If you donโ€™t see one you like, put your own fave in the comments.   

To refresh your memory, watch our Letโ€™s Talk About Wild Love playlist.

Happy Valentine's Day! And, many thanks to all of you for supporting Deep Look! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’Ÿ๐Ÿ’Ÿ

Two earthworms mate by pressing their bodies against each other, their heads pointing in opposite directions. While in this position, they exchange sperm. (Kevin Collins/KQED)

He canโ€™t rely on his eyes, but as long as this headless male mantis is close enough to use his sense of touch to find the female, thereโ€™s nothing stopping him from giving it a go. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)

Snails spend hours smelling and tasting a potential mate. (Elliott Kennerson/KQED)

Most of the time, California newts live quiet, hidden lives in the forests of California. But every winter โ€“ and newts can live for 20 years โ€“ they return to mate in the same ponds in which they were born. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)


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