Finding a mate in the animal kingdom is not easy. It is often a competitive and dramatic process that requires substantial ...

We’re exploring the enchanting world of birds, focusing on their fascinating mating rituals. Some birds perform elaborate dances and sing melodious songs, while others display striking plumage, build ...

The beautiful male cardinal bird in this hilarious YouTube clip is very interested in a female and is not being subtle about it! The obvious way he is checking her out may seem amusing to us, but it ...

Love songs, dinner and maybe even a new home. Economists predict that U.S. consumers will spend nearly $26 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts this season. But high in the sky and nestled in between the ...

In the emperor penguin courtship call, male vocalizations are composed of long, slow bursts with lower frequency tones than the female version. But calls of SeaWorld San Diego male penguin E-79 defied ...

Male bowerbirds are increasingly using plastic, glass, and other human-made objects to attract mates, showing how urban ...

New Guinea’s tropical rainforests are home to one of the animal kingdom’s most spectacular courtship rituals, with male birds of paradise prancing about and showing ​off their plumage, hoping to ...

This striking plume of yellow is the fluorescing tail feathers of a male emperor bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi). Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright colours and courtship displays.