Mary's Monday Metazoan: The scary movie date model

This story about antelope trickery struck a chord with me. When attempting to mate, the male will snort and stare as if he's spotted a predator, to make the female hesitate to move away. Guys, have you ever taken a girl to a scary movie in hopes that she'll want to hold your hand and snuggle up close? Same thing.

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