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The article presents a profile of the Macgregor's bowerbird, a Papua New Guinea native species whose male constructs a large natural nest-towers out of tree saplings to attract a female. Details are given describing both the characteristics of the nests as well as their role in the mating rituals of the bowerbird. Additional mention is given to the role of the nests in territory disputes between other males.

Explores the female-run society of the gelada monkeys in the Simen Mountains of Ethiopia. Males' lackadaisical role in offspring rearing; Mating habits of males; Battle to reproduce; Pete, a gelada monkey named by an Australian biologist, and his battle to keep his family.

Focuses on frogs. Efforts of herpetologists, those who study reptiles and amphibians, to find frogs; Decline in the number of frogs around the world; Study of frog mating habits; History of frogs; Adaptations of frogs; Description of gastric breeders, who hatch their young in their stomachs; Threats to frog life.