Finding a date in the human environment can be very competitive.
Perhaps they should look at how animals do it. Scientists could not help
but compare it to how animals behave when it comes to finding a mate. A
recently-released study in The American Naturalist has examined how
male animals alter their strategies for finding a mate whenever the
situation becomes very competitive.
“We found there’s significant flexibility in mating behavior and
customs across many species,” says co-author James W. A. Grant, biology
professor at Concordia University. Some male animals, regardless of the
species, practice similar strategies when faced with the same problems
in finding a mate.
If there are way too many males in one area, they can become
aggressive with each other. However, some species of mammal, insect,
fish, crustacean, amphibian, and reptile, would rather avoid
confrontation because it can be too tiring and increased chances of
injury. More importantly, other more attentive males may even steal
potential mates away while the others get too busy fighting.
“Males may forgo displays of conspicuous courtship and attempt to
gain some reproductive success in other ways,” said co-author biology
professor Jeffrey Hutchings of Dalhousie University.
So instead of using brute force, men should consider using stealth to
outwit other guys. In that way, they can prove to women that they are
lovers, not fighters.