:02:03
The male gives the Great Warrior
sheaths of thin, green tree bark...
:02:08
hoping that the color
will satisfy the Great Warrior...
:02:10
and he will
allow the male to enter.
:02:13
The Great Warrior is pleased.
:02:15
He places a symbol of ink
upon the male's hand...
:02:18
proof to the world
that the male is ready to mate.
:02:27
His new surroundings
are pleasing to him, familiar.
:02:33
He has been to sacred meeting grounds
such as this before.
:02:41
He makes his way
to the long, elevated surface...
:02:43
where he will consume
small amounts of fermented grain...
:02:46
in the hopes that it will make him
more appealing to a potential mate.
:02:51
In fact,
it has the opposite effect.
:02:53
The fermented grain makes all females
more appealing to him.
:03:00
Well, almost all.
:03:03
This one, he feels, lacks the correct
genetic stock for motherhood.
:03:09
This one would make
a better father than mother.
:03:12
The male would be redundant.
:03:28
This one is clearly reserved
for wealthy tribal chieftains.
:03:33
To prepare for mating, she sways
her hips and flails her behind...
:03:38
in an attempt to dislodge
her egg from her uterus.
:03:45
The male exhales sadly.
He knows his place in the pack.
:03:54
The female feels
the male's gaze upon her...
:03:58
and marks him as a potential
father of her future cubs.