Well - any ral man can make it animated in his imagination. And of course we think for that (a lot of women are also thinking that way - especially when they are in mateing period (every 4 weeks if tey aren't pregnant)). So because men can't be pregnant we have to think for that all the time (instead onece a month).
I've never heard it called a "mating period" before, hah. And yes. I'd have to agree with the op's statement