Name: What Females Want and Males Will Do (1)
Released: 2008-04-06

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S26 · E9 — What Females Want and Males Will Do (1)

S26:E9 · What Females Want and Males Will Do (1)

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In the Valley of the Wolves

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The Cheetah Orphans

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The Beauty of Ugly

53 min

The Desert Lions

53 min

Parrots in the Land of Oz

53 min

Crash: a Tale of Two Species

53 min

Arctic Bears

53 min

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The Gorilla King

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E12

Superfish

53 min

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Prince of the Alps

53 min

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What Females Want and Males Will Do (1)

Season 26 · Episode 9 · Apr 6, 2008

In the animal world females often call the shots. But their decisions may be surprising. In an effort to understand the mating game, NATURE follows biologist Chadden Hunter, PhD, through the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia, as he observes a troop of geladas, close cousins of baboons. He found that in gelada society females make all the decisions about mating, even though males are twice their size. The males are evaluated on everything from body heat to baby sitting skills. And once selected, no male gelada can ever rest on his laurels. Another male is always auditioning for his job. You’ll also see female barn swallows that choose a male by the color of his chest and encounter a robotic sage grouse that is helping researchers learn about this species’ elaborate courtship displays.

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198253m7.9

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What Females Want and Males Will Do (1)

Season 26 · Episode 9 · Apr 6, 2008

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