Evidently sperm need a reason to swim upstream… Every now and
then you come across an article that just, while it seems so
short, answers a lot of questions. For example this one, Sperm
Travels Faster Toward Attractive Females in Discover Channel
article by Jennifer Veigas. Of course the research was done on
red junglefowl, a sort of chicken. While women may be picky when
choosing a mate, it seem that the male is most likely to produce
more sperm with a great desire to make it to the egg if the male
finds the female attractive and the more attractive the faster
the sperm swim to their destination. While this is interesting
research especially for those who are trying to learn more about
fertility, it does seem to be making a lot of assumptions when
the chickens can’t exactly tell you that that chicken on over by
the watering can is the most beautiful he’s ever seen. The
researcher said: “Female attractiveness is determined by the
expression of a sexual ornament — the comb — which is
phenotypically and genetic