TV Nature - Season 26 Episode 9 : What Females Want and Males Will Do (1) Nature - Season 26 Episode 9 : What Females Want and Males Will Do (1) 7.8/10 by 39 users In the animal world females often call the shots. But their decisions may be surprising. In an effort to understand the mating game, NATURE follows biologist Chadden Hunter, PhD, through the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia, as he observes a troop of geladas, close cousins of baboons. He found that in gelada society females make all the decisions about mating, even though males are twice their size. The males are evaluated on everything from body heat to baby sitting skills. And once selected, no male gelada can ever rest on his laurels. Another male is always auditioning for his job. You’ll also see female barn swallows that choose a male by the color of his chest and encounter a robotic sage grouse that is helping researchers learn about this species’ elaborate courtship displays. Details Casts Posters Images Title Nature - Season 26 Episode 9 : What Females Want and Males Will Do (1) Alternative Titles Nature with George Page First Air Date 1982-10-10 Last Air Date 2025-10-29 Number of Episodes 683 Number of Seasons 44 Genres Documentary, Family, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Nature Season 26 :Episode 1 Silence of the Bees Silence of the Bees 2007-10-28 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 2 In the Valley of the Wolves In the Valley of the Wolves 2007-11-04 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 3 The Cheetah Orphans The Cheetah Orphans 2007-11-11 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 4 The Beauty of Ugly The Beauty of Ugly 2007-11-18 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 5 The Desert Lions The Desert Lions 2008-01-06 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 6 Parrots in the Land of Oz Parrots in the Land of Oz 2008-01-27 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 7 Crash: a Tale of Two Species Crash: a Tale of Two Species 2008-02-10 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 8 Arctic Bears Arctic Bears 2008-02-17 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 9 What Females Want and Males Will Do (1) What Females Want and Males Will Do (1) 2008-04-06 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 10 What Females Want and Males Will Do (2) What Females Want and Males Will Do (2) 2008-04-13 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 11 The Gorilla King The Gorilla King 2008-04-20 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 12 Superfish Superfish 2008-05-04 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy... Nature Season 26 :Episode 13 Prince of the Alps Prince of the Alps 2008-05-11 Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy...