Finding a mate is hard in the animal kingdom! As these strangest animal mating rituals show, it sometimes gets even more ...

After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding.

These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little ...

Swipe left on the ordinary—nature’s version of dating puts our modern love lives to shame. From deceptive dances to downright bizarre bedroom strategies, animals have evolved mating rituals that are ...

Elk are the second largest animals in the deer family. Fully grown male elk, or bulls, average about five feet tall at the shoulders and can weigh as much as 1,100 pounds. Their antlers can reach five ...

Many animals engage in elaborate mating rituals. For flight-ready birds, these often involve complex dance moves and peacock-like displays of grandeur. For their land-bound cousins, like the Adélie ...

Back in the day, and perhaps still in our own time, the beach was the place for male preening and showoff behavior intended to impress the female of the species. Such shenanigans launched a million ...

Male fruit flies have several tricks for finding a mate, from sensing pheromones in the dark to relying on visual cues in the light. Now, new research reveals that these tiny suitors are leveraging a ...

In the predawn darkness on a lek, the first thing you will hear is a strange and eerie noise. If you've never heard a prairie chicken or sharp-tail grouse booming in the grasslands, you will soon have ...