The best strategy for a species requires successful breeding, yet males and females often have conflicting goals in the process. The video describes the techniques used by each sex to gain the upper hand in this biological race to procreate. It includes seals, mice, chickens, squirrels, ducks, and many other examples.

Concepts

males, females, sexual reproduction

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research sexual conflict and mating strategies across species
• Discuss the reversal of roles for many aquatic species

Classroom Considerations

• Requires maturity from the viewers when discussing the topic

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides subtitles in Arabic, English, Spanish, and Vietnamese for the benefit of ELLs
• One real photograph, as opposed to cartoon graphics, emphasizes the ridiculousness of a specific adaptation

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4