This is an entertaining and authoritative look at the maiden habits of various species of common error animals, from lions and elephants to lizards, bed bugs and even bacteria. Like human beings, the rest of the animal kingdom practices a wide variety of sexual behavior. Some courtships are savage, some whirlwind, some gentle. And some species the male dominates and others the female. But whatever the manner the end result of Maiden is usually fertilization and transmission of the animal's genetic identity to Future generations.