Live Science Book Giveaway: 'Wild Sex' by Carin Bondar

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Live Science is hosting a book giveaway!

"Wild Sex: The Science Behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom" (Pegasus Books, 2016) is a new book by biologist and writer Carin Bondar, who is also the current lead presenter for Discovery World's "Brave New World with Stephen Hawking" and host of the web series "Wild Sex" for Earth Touch Online. She has appeared on Discovery Channel's "Outrageous Acts of Science," and has hosted online and television programs created by National Geographic Wild, Scientific American, and the Science Channel.

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As the Cole Porter love song "Let's Do It" tells us, "Birds do it, bees do it." But the specifics of how they actually, well, do it — and not just birds and bees, but every animal species — can be weirder, more strenuous, and far more complicated than you could ever imagine. Writer Carin Bondar offers a glimpse between the sheets of this particular aspect of animal behavior, in her new book, "Wild Sex," introducing fascinating examples of mating practices. Some may seem a little weird, but ultimately no matter how bizarre the sex, the goal is the same — successful procreation and continued survival of the species.

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Mindy Weisberger is a science journalist and author of "Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control" (Hopkins Press). She formerly edited for Scholastic and was a channel editor and senior writer for Live Science. She has reported on general science, covering climate change, paleontology, biology and space. Mindy studied film at Columbia University; prior to LS, she produced, wrote and directed media for the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Her videos about dinosaurs, astrophysics, biodiversity and evolution appear in museums and science centers worldwide, earning awards such as the CINE Golden Eagle and the Communicator Award of Excellence. Her writing has also appeared in Scientific American, The Washington Post, How It Works Magazine and CNN.