Female antelopes force males to have sex until they collapse from exhaustion


	Female antelopes force males to have sex until they collapse from exhaustion

michellezm

11-30-2007 3:04 AM

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antelope, buck, topi, africa, animals, mammals, creatures, fauna

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11-30-2007 1:46 PM

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But scientists have shown that at least one species bucks the trend - with males physically fighting off pushy females, before collapsing with exhaustion from their sexual demands.
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A study of topi antelope in Kenya revealed that traditional roles are reversed, with promiscuous females setting the sexual agenda during the brief mating season.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=497525&in_page_id=1965"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.dailymail.co.uk/img/4CCCE2D9-0F90-4BD9-9D89-07E1AB7621DF" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=497525&in_page_id=1965"> in topi antelopes, we've found a reversal of these stereotypic sex roles.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=497525&in_page_id=1965"><P>
Mahogany and black in colour, the male and female topi come together once a year for a month-long mating session.
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With each female fertile for just a day, the pressure to become pregnant is intense, leading to short periods of frantic mating.
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"It is not uncommon to see males collapsing with exhaustion as the demands of the females get too much for them."
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