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December 6th, 2007 at 9:00 am

Dolphins Woo Females with Bunches of Weeds

For men it is flowers and chocolates that are typically used to woo females but for dolphins it seems just a bunch of weeds will do the trick.

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A new study shows that male dolphins carry pieces of plants and twigs to impress females, rather than simply playful behaviour as previously believed.

Object-carrying as part of sexual display is rare in the animal kingdom, with only humans and chimpanzees doing anything similar.

Source: Telegraph

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