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Mating pair of chalkhill blue butterflies (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) pair mating on lake. Shanghai Zoo, China
Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) pair performing post-copulatory display (as copulation ends, the male slides off the female leaving his wings draped over her)
White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair mating on their nest at sunset, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April 2019. This is the first recorded instance of White storks nesting in the UK for several hundreds of
European praying mantis female eats male after mating. Spain {Mantis religiosa} Sequence 2 of 3
Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) pair mating, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009
Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) male performing its mating display. Southern Norway. March
Espanola saddelback tortoise (Chelonoidis hoodensis) pair mating, Espanola Island, Galapagos
Colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius) pair mating. Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA. August
Scarab beetle (Scarabaeoidea) pair mating inside Tulip (Tulipa micheliana) flower. Beetles covered in pollen. Uzbekistan, April
Bumblebee scarab (Amphicoma vulpes) pair mating in Tulip (Tulipa armena) flower. Pollen picked up on beetles and transferred to other flowers. Near Karabel Pass, Turkey. May
Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating on flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) young male trying to copulate with a female. The calf of the female was in the way so the male is trying to chase it away. Dominica
Nudibranchs mating (Polycera faeroensis) Sark, British Channel Islands, July
European bee eaters (Merops apiaster) mating, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, El Bosque, southern Spain, May
Underwater view of Toads (Bufo bufo) and toadspawn in lake, Ain, Alps, France
Skeleton shrimp (Caprella septentrionalis) mating Novaya Zemlya, Russian Arctic, July
Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) pair mating in breeding habitat on upland plateau of Grampian mountains, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, May 2011
Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) pair in mating ritual, Atlantic ocean, Portugal, July
Woodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta / scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterfliesWoodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterflies (Aporia crataegi), Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013
Strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) pair mating, Sarapiqui, Heredia, Costa Rica
Yellow-flecked glassfrogs (Sachatamia albomaculata) mating pair, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa) mating, with male above. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) mating, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009
Common toads (Bufo bufo) in mating ball underwater, Belgium, March
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Battus philenor) pair mating. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June
Pair of Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) mating in a coral reef, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Having succeeded in gaining the female's acceptance
Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) pair, mating in forest canopy, Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, central south western Madagascar
Pair of Red mason bees (Osmia bicornis) mating on wallflower in garden. Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus Stacked
Pair of Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) mating, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Pair of Leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) mating, Karoo, South Africa
Pair of mating Big blue octopuses (Octopus cyanea) where the male, on the right, is fertilising the female using its fertilising tentacle. Indian ocean, Maldives
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) pair mating, on rocks on beach. Hailuoto, Finland. May
Azure / common coenagrion damselflies (Coenagrion puella) pair mating, Meeth Quarry, Devon, UK. July
Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) landing on mating pair of Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburgh) Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos
Small emerald spreadwing (Lestes virens) pair mating. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August
Blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) pair mating on stem. Brasschaat, Belgium. August
Pair of Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) spawning orange eggs on the rock beneath their Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) home on a coral reef
Common toad (Bufo bufo) pair in amplexus, Deeside, Scotland April
Veragua cross-banded treefrogs (Smilisca sordida) mating pair at night, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Mating pair of Azure damselflies (Coenagrion puella) on Plantain (Plantago sp) Lagadin region, Lake Ohrid, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009
Alpine grasshopper (Miramella alpina) pair mating on a thistle, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, August 2009
Robber flies (Asilidae) mating, one with insect prey, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
