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<title>17 Weird Animal Mating Rituals</title>
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  	<p>Nothing says &#8220;I Love You&#8221; like a french kiss infused with vomit. As confusing as human mating rituals can be, at least we aren&#8217;t banana slugs.</p>

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  		  		<li><a href="http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/07/10/national-geographic-the-jersey-shore-mating-ritual-caught-on-camera/">&#8220;The Jersey Shore Mating Ritual, Caught On Camera!&#8221;</a></li>
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  		  		<li><a href="http://home.countthatdaylost.com/?p=208">Male Jumping Spiders Use UVB Rays to Communicate</a></li>
  		  		<li><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=018GZ8PSxbc">YouTube - Laysan Albatross Mating Dance</a></li>
  		  		<li><a href="http://venomswenson.blogspot.com/2008/03/bizarre-human-mating-rituals.html">Human Mating Rituals Weirder Than Animal Ones</a></li>
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