Attracting a mate is essential if you are going to pass your genes down to the next generation. Many animal species have fascinating, and sometimes borderline bizarre, ways of attracting a mate or at ...

Peafowl are known for their incredible courtship dances, performed by the male to attract a mate during the breeding season.

Scientists found biofluorescence in most species of birds-of-paradise, including the emperor bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi), shown here from the American Museum of Natural History's ...

In the wild, finding a mate isn’t always about looks or calls– sometimes, it’s all about the dance. For many birds, courtship involves a carefully rehearsed performance. These routines aren’t random ...