Sex and the bush

We had 15 minutes with the Puku the other day; doe eyed creatures with golden honey hides. A male stuck his front leg in between a female to check her condition ( a pick up line as we call it in human terms.) She appeared indifferent to his proposal so he assumed she was game to his approach. Though her actions seemed to say no, she did move her tail slightly to reveal her genitals. As he made ready to mount, she deftly stepped aside. This did not deter him, the sun was going down fast and his needs became forthright. He made a second and third attempt but his efforts were turned into a complicated courting dance with the female playing hard to get. He gave it a rest and we soon moved away, he had 6 other females in his territory who might have been more receptive to his advances so I am confident that he did succeed in the end. As the sun escaped from yet another warm beautiful day, the herd of Puku ladies and their leading man carried on with their life of grazing and watching while subtly enacting the complicated game of mating. Life has to go on.