A Walk on the Wild Side: Female Guppies and Sex

(www.livelywomen.com) — You thought you had it rough! According to new research, female guppies in Trinidad are so tired of advances from male guppies who just don’t get that the ladies are just not that into them that they’d rather risk being eaten by predators than put up with it anymore.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had days like that myself.

If his courtship display is rejected, the male will often attempt to sneak a mating with his chosen female when she is not looking. Avoiding the relentless male harassment uses up precious resources such as time and energy. This in turn reduces the time available for food foraging, and energy for growth and reproduction.

The researchers studied guppy behaviour in a Trinidad river and found that the females are segregating the sexes by choosing to spend time in areas where there are high numbers of predators. The brightly-coloured males are far more likely to attract the predators than the dull brown females, so they keep their distance. (source)

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