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

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand ...

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 ...

The Lion King got one thing right: love is in the air on the savanna. From the birds perched in the trees to the foxes curled in their den, plenty of these grassland creatures are monogamous and mate ...

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 ...

Some animals form lifelong pair bonds that run deeper than simple mating. These connections shape how they live, move, and interact with the world. When a partner is lost, the change is often visible.

Think forever love is just a human thing? Not even close. While most wild animals play the numbers game when it comes to mating, a rare few pick one partner and stick by them till the end. These ...

Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating behaviors among insects and arachnids. Stag beetles square off in a wrestling match ...

Researchers in Alaska have discovered that beluga whales have lots of different partners and this “mate switching” could be ...

Joel Berger receives funding from Colorado State University and the Wildlife Conservation Society. Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more ...