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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Aquerna]] (student with the Avatar power, which binds her to a Squirrel spirit) finds herself overcome by her spirit's mating instincts in early Spring; she is able to resist, running off for a ShowerOfAngst before her dorm mother steps in and gets her to counselling. The psychologist who treats her grumbles that this was a well known problem for those students with certain types of spirits or [[BeastMan animal-like]] transformations, and that she should have been given more help by the school ahead of time.

* ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'': While visiting [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Dr. Moreau]], the heroes encounter a bear-man hybrid, and learn that he has violent sexual instincts which are calmed by sending him to an old gypsy woman. Not to calm him with drugs or potions, but have sex with her until his aggression drops.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/944683/1/Heat Heat]]'' is a ''Naruto'' fanfic where Naruto (a boy) has been [[ArtisticLicenseBiology having heat cycles since he was six]] due to the Nine-Tales Fox (who is also male) being trapped inside him. He finds them annoying but usually secludes himself until they're finished. Now that he's sixteen, however, he's having troubled dealing with his attraction to Hinata during heat.

* The Parshendi in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' are a race of crustacean people who can change between different forms every Highstorm. Each form is suited to a different task, and influences the mind of the user as well as the body. Mateform makes the wearer silly and irresponsible, focused almost entirely on sex, so most Parshendi prefer other forms when they don't want to reproduce.

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musth Musth]] has been bred out of {{Uplifted|Animal}} elephants, though occasionally used as [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-06-16 an insult]]. In the non-uplifted ones it's usually suppressed by nanobots, but those can be [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-08-02 hacked]].
* ''Webcomic/Sorcery101'' mentions that werewolves experience this during January, and unlike with real wolves, it affects both sexes. A BreatherEpisode chapter explores this for comedy.
* In the furry comic ''Webcomic/{{SSDD}}'' Annie, as an anthropomorphic red fox, goes into heat [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20000131.html once a year]]. It starts out as her acting even hornier than normal, but then turns into a massive case of PMS.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Mewman females such as Star go through a process known as "Mewberty." It starts with them shedding little hearts whenever they're around attractive boys, and ends with them transforming into a six-armed butterfly monster that captures and cocoons every male it comes across. Unfortunately despite how horrifying the whole event is for everyone involved, there's nothing you can do other than letting it run its course. After Star's Mewberty, she has tiny wings that she can barely use to flutter, and her mother later demonstrates the ability to go into six-armed butterfly mode at will.

* In ''Literature/WorldWar'', [[LizardFolk the Race]] have a specific mating season, and once females arrive on Earth, they cause mass chaos by MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces. Once it's discovered that [[AlienCatnip ginger]] makes females go into heat at any time, this lessens and some even use it to try out the utterly alien concept of monogamy.

Many animals have a mating season or an estrous cycle (referred as "going into heat"). Depending on the animal, this can be very messy, smelly, or (especially when it comes to males in rut) dangerous.

* Website/NobodyHere: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/summer.here Summer]]" is about Jogchem going to the zoo, only to find all the animals (including bugs) are busy procreating.

* Multiple arcs in ''ComicStrip/FootrotFlats'' deal with the antics of [[ADogNamedDog the Dog]] (and the other dogs) trying to get to Jess when she's in heat.

** In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E19Manhunt Manhunt]]", Lwaxana Troi is going through the Betazoid equivalent of menopause (called "The Phase"), which causes a tremendous increase in her sex drive. She tries to mate with Captain Picard and get married to Commander Riker.