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

Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation process ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

In Southern California, it's coyote breeding season. Here's what you need to know about it and what precautions you should be ...

There are some strange mating rituals in the wild. Birds court through dance and song, and some males fight for females’ ...

These three bird courtship displays are so bold, precise and theatrical that they make human romance look a little ...

For a small number of animals, reproduction marks a biological endpoint rather than a stage in an ongoing life cycle. Death ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas ...

Resemblant of higher organisms, yeast gametes communicate during the mating process by secreting and sensing sexual pheromones. However, in contrast to higher eukaryotes, budding yeast is isogamous: ...