Turtles have been perfecting their mating rituals for millions of years, and some of what they do will genuinely surprise you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Male Greater-sage grouse (sage hen) (Centrocercus urophasianus) calls for the ladies from his snow-covered sagebrush lek with his ...

For the first time, a study led by University of Oxford researchers has listened in to the fascinating courtship displays of fiddler crabs using geophones. The findings, published in the Journal of ...

Observing animal behavior in a laboratory offers a controlled environment, but these model organisms can behave differently in the wild. An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team that uses ...

High-speed cameras reveal that certain songbirds tap dance and sing so speedily that the fancy footwork is otherwise invisible to humans and other animals. A normal digital video camera cannot capture ...

Male bowerbirds have long been known as some of nature's most creative romantics. To attract a mate, they spend weeks or even months building elaborate structures known as bowers and decorating them ...

Earlier this summer, researchers announced they found fossils that likely come from courting dinosaurs. To find more fossil evidence of prehistoric animals wooing and mating, scientists will have to ...

A study has 'listened in' to the fascinating courtship displays of Fiddler crabs using geophones. The findings provide new insights into how the animals communicate effectively on the noisy seashore.

Finding a mate in the animal kingdom is not easy. It is often a competitive and dramatic process that requires substantial effort. In many species, males go to extraordinary lengths just for a chance ...