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

Some animals form lifelong pair bonds that run deeper than simple mating. These connections shape how they live, move, and interact with the world. When a partner is lost, the change is often visible.

Learn what really happens during coyote mating season and why howls, sightings, and territorial behavior spike in late winter ...

Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...

About 3 to 5% of mammals are known to be monogamous, meaning they select one mate for life. Still, many monogamous species such as wolves “cheat,” says Stan Gehrt, longtime coyote researcher and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - When female tiger salamanders choose a mate, it turns out that size does matter - tail size that is - and that's not the only factor they weigh. Findings of a Purdue University ...

Many animals do something that still surprises researchers: females often mate with more than one male. This ...