It’s time for everyone’s favorite gender science popularization again!
This time let us turn our attention to the animal world
Let’s explore the secrets of animal eggs
"Abnormal Knowledge Increased - Animal Eggs"
If you don’t know, the eggs of animals are really gorgeous!
Some animals like to do some extra work on their ballscolor, such as——
Far Eastern leopard
is a large cat in the northern cold zone, second only to the Siberian tiger . From the front, it has a small head and short ears, strong limbs, sharp eyes, and a mighty and domineering look.
But if you come to the back of it, the painting style will suddenly reverse, and you will see a pair of dazzling orange light balls...
Speaking of the color of the eggs, we have to mention primates, such as -
Long-tailed black jaw monkeys
Their eggs are really "very blue". When the mating season comes, male vervet monkeys will spread their legs and show off their " sapphire ". Some scientists have found that the darker the blue of the eggs, the more attractive they are to females.
Sometimes, the male monkeys will lower their heads and stare at their balls in deep thought. Maybe they will also wonder: Why is this thing so bright?
Mandrill
Looking at Mandrill’s face from the front: What a guy!
Looking at Mandrill’s butt from the back: Good guy, I’m really good guy!
The mandrill’s buttocks are purple due to the large number of blood vessels, which complements the blue balls. The reason why they have such a bright butt is, on the one hand, to attract the opposite sex, and on the other hand, it is also to identify and communicate with each other in the dense jungle.
After talking about color, let’s talk about size . Let me introduce to you some heavyweight players -
The Southern Dewback Whale's eggs are the largest among all animals. One weighs 500 kilograms, which is almost equivalent to a thinner giraffe. The blue whale, which is about the same size as the southern rightback, has only one-twentieth the weight of its eggs.
The reason why the balls are shaped to such extremes is because the Southern Right Back Whale is a " polyandrous ". A female will associate with up to seven males. She must have powerful enough weapons to continue her genes smoothly.
Fat-tailed sheep
Everyone must have seen this animated picture, right?
The guy shaking his head in the picture is fat-tailed sheep . Because its buttocks are so eye-catching, I guess no one has noticed that it has another "extraordinary skill":
Yes, this thing about the size of a ball is the egg of a fat-tailed sheep.
The South African ground squirrel
The South African ground squirrel is not large, only about 40 centimeters, but it has a pair of very eye-catching "little dome". The reason why they have to put such a heavy burden on themselves is because male South African ground squirrels are big carrots and will mate with multiple females at the same time, so they must reserve more "bullets".
nodular bush cricket
The nodular bush cricket has the largest proportion of eggs among all animals, with the egg weight accounting for 14% of its own body weight.It is equivalent to a 140-pound boy with two 10-pound bags of rice hanging between his legs...
Before the tuber bush cricket, the record holder was fruit fly . Its egg weight accounted for 11% of its own body weight, which was also a very scary statistic.
In addition to being unusual in appearance, some animals also choose to develop some special functions for their balls. For example, the eggs of hippopotamus are very mobile and usually stay in a small groove in the abdomen, only to be released at critical moments. Scientists have discovered that hippos hide their eggs mainly to avoid being bitten off by other males during courtship.
bees are even more cruel. After the male bees complete mating, they will directly start the " egg bursting program " to block the female bees' genitals, thereby preventing the female bees from mating with other male bees.
I have to say that there are so many things that animals do to fix their balls. If we really wanted to expand on them, we might not be able to finish them in three days and three nights. I will share so much for today. If you have any other topics about animals that you are interested in, please see us in the comment section~
Doctor, one minute, the posture keeps rising
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