Might male-male copulation inspecies as diverse as flour beetles and dolphins have similar , evenpredictable , evolutionary consequences ?

也许在各类物种当中，与面粉甲虫和海豚一样存在着多样性，雄性间交配也有类似的甚至可以预测的结果？

Many male animals , including short-nosed fruit bats , lick their genitals after copulation , and in some species this has been shown to reduce the incidence of such diseases .

许多雄性动物，包括短吻果蝠在交配后会舔自己的生殖器，而在其他动物身上这已经被证明可以减少性传播疾病的可能。

They engage in mutual preening and evenoccasionally copulation , and , like female-male pairs , each year theyraise a single chick .

它们互相梳妆打扮，甚至偶尔也会像异性伴侣那样交配，而且每年都会哺育一只小鸟。

After all , there aren 't too many insects that have gained great notoriety for eating their mates after copulation

毕竟，交配后把配偶吃掉而声名狼藉的昆虫不是很多。

Palmer says wildlife filmmakers are trained to look for the " money shot , " a dramatic scene of predation or copulation , for example .

帕尔默说野生动物纪录片拍摄者们常常需要寻找“金钱镜头”，比如动物捕食和交配的画面。