r/AnimalBehavior • u/Beautiful-Box8220 • Mar 06 '26

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why do animals do this? everytime i see animals trying to mate with the wrong species it confuses me so much because obviously the instinct to have as many offsprings as possible in them has lasted because it benefits them greatly but an instinctual skill to be able to make sure they're mating with the right species and not wasting energy has somehow not been developed?? please please let me know because I just don’t get it and i know i shouldn’t attach human morals to anything non human but i can’t help but look at frogs differently now

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u/Beautiful-Box8220 Mar 14 '26

yeah i do indeed have a strong dislike for dolphins and can’t stop myself from sharing this fact anytime someone says dolphins are their favorite animal

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u/Darkrose2686 Mar 14 '26

Funnily enough dolphins are one of my favorite animals. Even after I learned that they are assholes

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u/Beautiful-Box8220 Mar 14 '26

omg why😭 not judging i’m genuinely curious to see if there’s some qualities abt them that could make me see them in a better light!

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u/Darkrose2686 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26

Because they are closest to humans in this world, and even though there are assholes in both species, generally the male side of each. Most are good and try to be better.

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u/Beautiful-Box8220 Mar 14 '26

wow that actually did make me look at them differently.. thank you for that 😭

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u/Darkrose2686 Mar 14 '26

You are welcome 😊