Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...
In 1989, paleontologist Darren Tanke suggested that similar breaks were the result of mating as one dinosaur mounted the ...
In the animal kingdom, mating isn’t always about survival. From praying mantises to octopuses, some species die during or ...
Some animals reproduce only once before dying. This life strategy, called semelparity, sees organisms channel all energy into ...
These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little ...
Sexuality and gender are often at the forefront of cultural and political debate today. In his new book, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern ...
Some animals form lifelong pair bonds that run deeper than simple mating. These connections shape how they live, move, and ...
Raïssa de Boer received funding from the Carl Tryggers Foundation (17:152). Regina Vega Trejo receives funding from the Swedish Research Council 2017-04957. We’d expect to see the same attitude extend ...
Scientists discover that deer markings may glow at dawn and dusk, adding light to scent based communication during mating ...