Weirdest Animal Mating Rituals: Valentine’s Day Special w/ Natalie Kyriacou

Disclaimer: This episode contains educational discussions of animal mating behaviors and includes anatomical terms.Why do female praying mantises eat the male’s head after mating? Why did Australia go to war with an emu? Kari and Tory celebrate Valentine's Day with award-winning environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou, as she teaches the absolute weirdest and most intriguing mating rituals and facts in the animal kingdom. Natalie also reveals the conservation science behind these bizarre behaviors and how nature's strangest love stories connect to extinction. And fair warning: don't take dating advice from the animal kingdom.Join The Band of Mythfits to get ad-free episodes, extended episodes, and bonus content! Sign up at https://mythfitspodcast.comGo support our guest on instagram @nat_kyriacouThank you to our Sponsor, Rag & Bone!Upgrade your denim game with Rag & Bone! Get 20% off sitewide with code MYTHFITS at https://www.rag-bone.com LINK TO OUR OTHER SPONSORS!https://linkin.bio/mythfits/Please leave a review and make sure you SUBSCRIBE!If you are interested in advertising on this podcast email [email protected] request Kari & Tory to be on your Podcast, Radio Show, or TV Show, reach out to [email protected] US:IG/TT: @mythfitspodcastYouTube:  @MythfitsPod 😎👕 Support the show - grab some MythFits gear:mythfitspodcast.comChapters0:00 Join the Band of Mythfits!1:23 Content Warning5:48 Animal Romance Facts8:42 Meet Natalie Karakou18:09 The Carp Herpes Controversy23:34 Misconceptions of Mating28:21 Nature's Brutal Reality32:16 Lessons from Nature36:51 Being Better Global Citizens38:17 Strange Mating41:16 Wrapping Up with Natalie45:10 Final Thoughts and FarewellThis podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Views expressed on this podcast solely reflect those of the host and do not reflect the views of Pionaire.