Animal Planet :: The Mating Game:: alligator, banana slug, hanging fly

The Bachelors and Bachelorettes

	Dancin' and Romancin' Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Antony and Cleopatra. Their passion is legendary. But can it compare to the male alligator, which blows bubbles on his sweetie's cheeks? Or the banana slug, which presents a blanket of slime? The ritual of finned, feathered and furred courtship, designed to stimulate and tantalize a female, may not involve flowers and chocolates, but their flirtations are just as sweet. Vote for the animal with the most innovative mating ritual.

Pictures: James H. Robinson/Animals Animals | Donna Ikenberry/Animals Animals |
Text by Amy Nevala

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