From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #5407 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, December 4 2020 Volume 14 : Number 5407 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Black Friday Deals Now! Up to 93% OFF ["Ornament_HolidayOrnamentSpecial" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 05:32:57 -0500 From: "Ornament_HolidayOrnamentSpecial" Subject: Black Friday Deals Now! Up to 93% OFF Black Friday Deals Now! Up to 93% OFF http://mysheds.buzz/wJOMvhf6-wCeCbugVF8dkNytWOThpN2aIrZ3jdrS9LaFfoej http://mysheds.buzz/mTv8Iz_0tOZFzr_JyBkucaOPxwgU1us-vIlZNLGmQ2tr25Nd ks most often compete for access to cactus trees, which is their source of food. The winner is the individual who stretches their neck the highest, and that individual gets access to the cactus tree, which can attract potential mates. Force mating Male (left) and female (right) radiated tortoise The male scorpion mud turtle is an example of a bottom-walking aquatic species that relies on overpowering females with its larger size as a mating strategy. The male approaches the female from the rear, and often resorts to aggressive methods such as biting the female's tail or hind limbs, followed by a mounting behavior in which the male clasps the edges of her carapace with his forelimbs and hind limbs to hold her in position. The male follows this action by laterally waving his head and sometimes biting the female's head in an attempt to get her to withdraw her head into her shell. This exposes her cloaca, and with it exposed, the male can attempt copulation by trying to insert his grasping tail. Male radiated tortoises are also known to use the force mating strategy wherein they use surrounding vegetation to trap or prevent females from escaping, then pin them down for copulation. Courtship displays Red-eared sliders are an example of a fully aquatic species in which the male performs a courtship behavior. In this case the male extends his forelegs with the palms facing out and flutters his forelegs in the female's face. Female choice is important in this method, and the females of some species, such as green sea turtles, are not always receptive. As such, they have evolved certain behaviors to avoid the male's attempts at copulation, such as swimming away, confronting the male followed by biting, or a refusal position in which the female assumes a vertical position with her limbs widely outspread and her plastron facing the male. If the water is too shallow to perform the refusal position, the females will resort to beaching themselv ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #5407 **********************************************