Occasionally, women must go to great lengths to stave off the romantic efforts of men. This is true for animals as well as humans. ABC News reports that a recent study found that the females of a species of frog will actually pretend to be dead when approached by males.
The males, the article notes, are not particularly choosy. They very interested in mating with any and every available female. The females are more selective and so must fend off the advances of many males during mating season. Sometimes they give off vocalizations that create the impression that they are actually male. But the most innovative tactic is playing dead--what the scientists call "tonic immobility."
-via Dave Barry | Photo: Richard Bartz