Meet the Penis-Fencing Flatworm | The Mating Game | BBC Earth

“Each reveals its two-pronged penis” 😳 Things you didn’t expect to hear Sir David Attenborough say… Discover more beautiful and bizarre animal performances like this with #TheMatingGame. Find out more 👉 Subscribe: Watch more: Planet Earth Blue Planet Planet Earth II Planet Dinosaur The story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member of the opposite sex. Others find themselves pitched against their neighbours in mass mating aggregations. Some must impress with complex displays. Others build extraordinary structures just to prove their worth. One thing, however, connects them all – the drive to succeed at all costs. Exploring five different habitats across six continents, this series reveals the varied, fascinating and downright bizarre strategies different animals use to find a mate. It is the ultimate inside view on what it takes to succeed at the mating game. Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you’ll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn’t get more exciting than this. Want to share your views with the team? Join our BBC Studios Voice: This is a commercial page from BBC Studios. Service information and feedback: