A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form

Jun 18, 2026

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In colorful, funny, and appealing comics, Perrin Roosevelt Ireland’s new book Poking the Squid describes the incredible, diverse array of sexual behaviors and anatomies in the animal kingdom.

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Ruben Bolling

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