There are some strange mating rituals in the wild. Birds court through dance and song, and some males fight for females’ ...

The animal world is full of fascinating (and, let’s face it, bizarre) mating rituals. You will be shocked at the lengths various species will go to procreate. We will explore some seriously odd ...

Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...

In the Himalayan forests, the satyr tragopan performs one of the bird world’s most dramatic courtship displays.

Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...

From mantises that both eat and mate with their suitors at once to baboon couples that can’t turn off the PDA, these animal mating rituals are both crucial and wildly entertaining. 0:00 - Intro to 13 ...

All animals need sleep. When humans or animals don't get enough, it can lead to trouble paying attention, irritability, and other ill effects. And yet, researchers reporting in the journal Current ...

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For a small number of animals, reproduction marks a biological endpoint rather than a stage in an ongoing life cycle. Death ...