A Natural History of Sex (The Curious Naturalist Series) - Softcover

Forsyth, Adrian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963159186 ISBN 13: 9780963159182

Publisher: Chapters Pub Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

Described by the author as a book "about the weird diversity of sexual behavior," A Natural History of Sex explores "how to look at life, how to analyze and speculate about why something is as it is and not otherwise." In a series of engaging essays, Forsyth considers a host of more specific questions, which run the gamut from the obscure and the bizarre to the familiar. Why do roosters crow and waggle their wattles? Why does it benefit the female human to remain inscrutable about her sexual cycle? Who instituted monogamy? Why would a male mite copulate with its mother? Why does the male bedbug drive its "outlandish, formidable penis" into the female's abdomen? Forsyth's highly observational mind ranges over the natural world, revealing the seemingly random patterns and consequences of animal sexual behavior. This classic reference is a must for anyone who has ever wondered just what it is that makes the world go round.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chapters Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0963159186
• ISBN 13: 9780963159182
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Bleck Linda