I didn't say it didn't happen. I just said it was not the norm. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vinny A DiDonato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:43 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > There are fish that do mate for life, and tend to keep monogamous > "relationships", if you will. > > For example: > > I had two pairs of breeding severum in my aquariums at home. They are > gorgeous > fish, with a lot of personality and spunk. Being cichlids, they go > through a > protracted process of mate selection and courtship. Males will carve out > a > territory and harass nearby fish. They'll change colors before your eyes > and > extend all their fins to put on a show for the female cichlid they're > interested in. I'll take a picture the next time my male severum goes > into > breeding mode. > > Each severum female eventually picked it's mate and both groups went about > the > usual "dancing", "shaking", and lip-locking before laying eggs. > > One of the females in the group died. The male she bonded with never bred > again, even upon introduction of a new female. > > The other breeding pair will NOT breed with any other severum. I've tried > seperating the female and placing her in a different tank with a different > male, and had NO results. She actually harassed him so bad I had to move > him > out. Severums, and many other cichlids form pair-bonds which last for > life. > It's a VERY cool thing to behold. Who'da thunk that these little fish, > with > their tiny brains, had such a complex (and dedicated) method of > procreation? > > -V > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:24 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > > > <snip> > > True, but from what I was taught in biology class, there were very few > species that mated for life, especially if given the choice. > > Humans, and many other animals, are capable of making a choice. Most > animals seem to operate on instinct. They get aroused they fix it. > Humans seem to take longer and the process has some requirements, one > requirement with most humans is consent, which is not necessarily > required in the animal kingdom. The males fight for the right to mate, > things like that. > > <snip stuff that the Big Brother mail filter might whack me for...> > > But that was just what I was taught in school. Was this wrong? > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
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