Hot animal love

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In its song, "The Bad Touch," The Bloodhound Gang sings: "You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals/so let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel." But while the band may have been advocating humans imitating wild animal sex, I'm not sure what they'd say about watching animals do it.

Every year around Valentine's Day, a number of zoos across the country offer "adult-only" tours of the zoo, where couples can basically watch animals do what they ... well, do on the Discovery Channel. Apparently, a former penguin keeper at the San Fransisco Zoo, presumably a rather randy one, got the idea years ago after she and other keepers became fascinated watching the penguins mate. From there, other zoos across the country copied the idea, and they have become so popular that zoos charge around $50 per person for a tour, and they fill up.

I think it might be rather awkward to be on a zoo tour specifically hoping to see the lions (or whatever other animals) go at it. I might feel embarassed for the animal, having all of us gaping at its private moments. I'm not sure there are any additional skills we can gain from watching animals either.

But, this obviously floats many people's boats. So what is humans' fascinations with animal love-making? Or is it basically just sex in general that sells?

Photo Credit: http://www.travelsinparadise.com/australia/sydney/pictures/zoo-lion-01.html