When it comes to animals romancing in the wild, things get weird—really weird. Some animals offer bizarre gifts, some put on daring dances, and others? Well, let’s just say things get really messy.

Swipe left on the ordinary—nature’s version of dating puts our modern love lives to shame. From deceptive dances to downright bizarre bedroom strategies, animals have evolved mating rituals that are ...

Animal mating rituals can look bizarre, but many are shaped by survival pressure and extreme competition. This feature explains the strangest courtship behaviors in nature, from elaborate displays to ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Male fiddler crabs have one dramatically larger claw that they use during mating rituals and to fight rivals. A tiny robot fiddler ...

In examining the mating rituals of roundworms, researchers uncovered a unique approach to reproduction that maximizes genetic fitness. Sparks fly when a female nematode meets her mate in a Petri dish.

Whatever happened to the duck-billed dinosaur, it was a real pain in the butt. Many of the spines sitting atop the animal’s tail vertebrae had been fractured. The dinosaur, known as Olorotitan to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Love is in the air at Shedd Aquarium. For many animals, the changing of the season means it's time to pair up with a mate. The Shedd Aquarium's penguins have some unique courtship ...

Welcome to the romantic, violent, treacherous, and murderous mating lives of bugs. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow ...

Dim the lights, put on some slow jams... get up in the tree? National Geographic's Crittercam technology just revealed a mating ritual never before seen in any bear species. An Andean bear named Ruru ...