The Birds and the Bees!

Nature's cycle of life involves an amazing variety of sexual reproduction techniques. Bonobos, (pygmy chimpanzees) use sex not only for reproduction, but also as a means of peacekeeping in their female dominated society. Bonobo females enjoy orgasm, a rare occurrence in the animal kingdom. (NOTE: Footage of copulating bonobos is shown). In human reproduction, the male sperm, 1/50,000th the size of the ovum, determines the baby's gender. Plants secret nectar at specific times of day so that insects will spread pollen to other flowers of the same species. The female seahorse lays her eggs in the pouch of the male, where they are fertilized and nourished until birth. Sharks, unlike most other fish, actually copulate, and give birth to fully formed live young. Some black widow spiders might eat their partner after mating. The earthworm is a hermaphrodite, each worm having both male and female sex organs. And most birds do not have penises, with the exception of waterfowl, and a few other birds.