Love and other animals.
OVERVIEW
Think Carrie Bradshaw lost in the Bronx Zoo, and you have Love and Other Animals. In this syndicated series, we paired common dating dilemmas with behaviors from the animal kingdom to offer a zoological perspective on human relationships.
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Columnist, The Guardian & Observer Magazine
Love and
Other Animals
Published Essays
If you are worried that size matters, take a lesson from the banana slug.
Take a lesson in DIY from the male bowerbird, which elaborately decorates its nest to seduce its mate.
Being a single mother isn't easy, especially for the Japanese red bug.
The anglerfish can teach us a thing or two about finding our other half.
The atlas moth grows weak and dies in pursuit of love.
To black vultures, infidelity doesn't come without consequences.
Giving the right gift can make or break a union – just ask a spider.
Whatever your species, sexual rejection can be a prickly issue.
Like the male antechinus mouse, the oversexed often fail to find love.
For the spotted hyena, finding a mate is no laughing matter.
The whiptail lizard has found a novel way to cope with loneliness.
Separation has its benefits — as the rhinoceros hornbill knows.
The marine flatworm loves and hates its mate – like some of us.
A lousy lesson on intimacy from a primate.
Love at a distance is tough. But emperor penguins have it cracked.