The mating rituals of our species
April 28th 2010 11:28
I am jumping topics, but I konw you'll enjoy this one.
So it seems, we are animals after all. Humans do actually have mating rituals, such as fanning our tail feathers and grooms ourselves to attract suiters. We just don't realise it's actually just part of us being nature's creatures that's all.
While on animal documentaries we see birds do a ritual dance, and gorillas grunt to show of their mighty strength, us humans often do subtle things to create the possibility of 'attracting' our potential lovers.
Forget about flower giving, buying sexy lingerie, making eye contact and a knowing smile. We are talking science here, and so it seems that our biological instincts have more to do with it than we think.
While in most animal species, the male are the prettier and the mightier of the sexes, in the human race, it's the women who take the lead in attracting potential mates.
According to a study by the University of New Mexico, women subconsciously do certain things (such as dress prettier, thinking of sexual partners, etc) while they (we) are ovulating. Suggested theory is that while the body is ovulating, "hormones that surge through her body, telling her that she has become fertile again," and hence the behaviour of wanting to attract the attention of a partner to.. well... reproduce.
I want to know where the men stands in these rituals, unfortunately the study didn't get that far. Still.... we are not too different from the rest of the animals after all!
Source: Humans Still Follow Old Mating Rituals
So it seems, we are animals after all. Humans do actually have mating rituals, such as fanning our tail feathers and grooms ourselves to attract suiters. We just don't realise it's actually just part of us being nature's creatures that's all.
While on animal documentaries we see birds do a ritual dance, and gorillas grunt to show of their mighty strength, us humans often do subtle things to create the possibility of 'attracting' our potential lovers.
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Forget about flower giving, buying sexy lingerie, making eye contact and a knowing smile. We are talking science here, and so it seems that our biological instincts have more to do with it than we think.
While in most animal species, the male are the prettier and the mightier of the sexes, in the human race, it's the women who take the lead in attracting potential mates.
According to a study by the University of New Mexico, women subconsciously do certain things (such as dress prettier, thinking of sexual partners, etc) while they (we) are ovulating. Suggested theory is that while the body is ovulating, "hormones that surge through her body, telling her that she has become fertile again," and hence the behaviour of wanting to attract the attention of a partner to.. well... reproduce.
I want to know where the men stands in these rituals, unfortunately the study didn't get that far. Still.... we are not too different from the rest of the animals after all!
Source: Humans Still Follow Old Mating Rituals
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