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

Understanding Bowers Satin Bowerbird in courtship display by it’s Bower. Image by kengriffiths.live.com via Depositphotos. Before delving into why bowerbirds favor blue, it’s important to first ...

The best nature writing is an inextricable mix of philosophy and science. And this line is an example from a unique book tackling one of the most misunderstood yet essential pillars of reproductive ...

It’s like each bird has its artistic signature. In the case of the Fawn-Breasted Bowerbird, the male builds a U-shaped archway from twigs, with an “avenue” leading up to it or the entry. He then ...

David Attenborough may be 88 years old, but you will not find him eating green Jell-O on a Barcalounger. Recently, the octogenarian was braving minus-40-degree weather in Antarctica one day and ...

Imagine wandering through a sunlit forest, your eyes catching a flash of color or a curious structure nestled in the branches. Is it a bird’s nest—or is it something more? Across the globe, birds have ...

Imagine wandering through the forests of Australia or New Guinea and stumbling upon a sight that stops you in your tracks—a ...

Creature Courtship by Peter Tyson "The sight of a feather in a peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me sick!" —Charles Darwin, in a letter to botanist Asa Gray, April 3, 1860 ...

During courtship, the male transforms his black plumage into a sumptuous fan around his face, as he performs a precise dance to captivate his partner. Even underwater, animal creativity is on display.

They are so good at mimicking, it can be hard to tell the difference. Be sure to head to this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition to see Keith’s bowerbird image up close. If all this ...

Sociobiologists collect huge volumes of video to study animal behavior (our collaborators work with 30,000 hours of video). The scale of these datasets demands the development of automated video ...