Fiddler crabs are renowned for their elaborate courtship displays, which involve both visual and vibrational signals that play crucial roles in mate attraction and intraspecific communication. Males ...

Science has treated same-sex sexual behavior as an “evolutionary conundrum” because it (generally) doesn’t help animals to reproduce, thus ensuring that their genes get passed down and their species ...

Can animals be gay? It’s a common question. Some people want animal sexual behavior to help them decide what’s “natural” when it comes to sex and attraction. Others argue that we can’t apply human ...

In many parts of the world, crickets' song is a part of the soundtrack of summer. British researchers have discovered that the way crickets rub their wings together to make that sound is kind of like ...

A grey bird with a long neck and long legs bends over backward in a mating dance on a yellow-grassy plain. On Valentine's Day, lovers who are eager to woo their partners show their affection with ...

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 ...