Same-sex sexual behaviour has been recorded in around 1,500 species, from insects and starfish to birds and mammals. Yet sex ...

The great eared nightjar, found across Asia, looks like a tiny dragon. Its camouflage, twilight hunting and unique behaviour ...

Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

Finding a mate is hard in the animal kingdom! As these strangest animal mating rituals show, it sometimes gets even more ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

The authors even anticipated the connection to sexual dimorphism, noting that these species have more dominance-related ...

Sage grouse rely on one of the most visually striking courtship displays in the animal world. Males inflate large chest sacs, producing sounds and movements designed to attract selective females.

In the spring of 2023, we returned to Península Valdés, a rugged coastal region in Argentine Patagonia, expecting to witness the familiar sights and ...

Black-bulb yam’s mimicry tricks birds into spreading its berrylike clones. The plant's novel strategy helps it spread without ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

An Instagram post about the last two northern white rhinos references a scenario conservationists have warned us about for ...

Water levels, plant life, and wildlife behavior shift constantly. What looks quiet on the surface often reflects ...