From deceptive dances to downright bizarre bedroom strategies, animals have evolved mating rituals that are equal parts wild, ...

Growing up on a rural farm, I was surrounded by an eclectic mix of animals that freely roamed the land. So colorful and ...

Among the birds of the world, it is usually the males who have the brightest feathers and the females who are the most drab, ...

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This process is analogous to a peacock’s tail-feather display, hence the arachnid’s common name. The dance involves an elaborate performance where the male rhythmically raises and lowers his legs ...

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Male nightingales possess a repertoire of up to 300 different love songs, which they perform primarily at night to attract females. What makes the nightingale’s song particularly remarkable is its ...

If you've got a manual on USB ports or have watched any kind of video, you may have heard them referred to as Male or Female ports. Here's what that means.

A majestic male peacock (mayur) performs a courtship dance, fanning vibrant iridescent tail feathers to attract a female for mating in natural wildlife habitat. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once ...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: The love life of a male blue-lined octopus is tough. Like praying mantises and widow spiders, a female blue-lined octopus will often kill and eat the male after mating.

Measuring no bigger than 0.2 inches (0.5 centimeters), the sparklemuffin peacock spider is, arguably, one of the cutest spiders around. These jumping spiders were discovered as a new species in 2015.

Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, according to a new study.