1. A male fiddler crab's enormous claw may get in the way of eating, but it's essential to: fighting off predators attracting females cracking open shellfish
2. When lions are in the mood to reproduce, how often will they mate? Once Four times an hour for 3 days Twice a day for a week
3. The fish known as a grunion is unusual because: it is the only marine fish to lay its eggs in beach sand it waits for high tide to spawn Both
4. The Sea Tiger sea slug: eats its mate after sex is both male and female doesn't have sex
5. When looking for a mate, Borneo's female Proboscis monkeys are attracted to: pot bellies and big noses long tails fancy ears
6. When trying to find a mate, male Mormon crickets lift up females to: check for parasites carry them back to a honeymoon suite weigh her to see how many eggs she is carrying
7. After mating with several females for up to 12 hours each, male Marsupial Mice: die of exhaustion help take care of the babies build and decorate a nursery
8. American cicadas breed once every: 2 weeks year 17 years
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