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Little owl {Athene noctua) pair perched, courtship behaviour, Spain
Pair of European grey wolves (Canis lupus) interacting, Tromso, Norway, captive, April
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) courting pair, South coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) pair perched on branch, facing opposite directions. Karnataka, India
Australasian crested grebe pair (Podiceps cristatus australis) in courtship display. Ashburton Lakes, Canterbury, New Zealand. August
Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) bill rubbing, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, April
Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) basking in the morning light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July
Portrait of a Mandarin duck (Aix sponsa) male animal and female. UK. Introduced species
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in tree with pair of Nazca boobies (Sula granti) showing mating behaviour, Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) performing their weed dance during courtship. Den Oever, The Netherlands. July
Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April
Leopard (Panthera pardus) female fighting off male after he tries to mate with her. Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa
Illuminated netdevil (Linophyne arboritera), male anglerfish attached to much larger female, captive from deep sea
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair, male passing Dragonfly prey to female, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008
Mating pair of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Gold Beach, South Georgia Island, Sub Antarctica
Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing, part of ritual courtship, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May
Mating pair of chalkhill blue butterflies (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pair flying with claws linked during courtship flight, Homer, Alaska, USA, March
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing the weed dance, a spectacular part of their elaborate courtship ritual, Derbyshire, UK, March
Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi) pair dancing in breeding display, on a lake above the Buenos Aires plateau, Patagonia National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Cropped
Red Deer stag and hind (Cervus elaphus) silhouetted at sunset, Holkham Park, Norfolk, UK, December
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying at dawn, backlit and surrounded by mist, Cheshire, UK, April
Rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) pair preening each other, perched in tree. Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia
Reticulated glass frogs (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi) pair in amplexus, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Pair of Wilson's birds of paradise (Cicinnurus respublica), male performing courtship display to female from a small sapling in the middle of his display court, Batanta Island, West Papua
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), pair courting, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands
Elk (Cervus canadensis) bull and cw sniffing noses, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. September
Black-veined white (Aporia crataegi) butterfly pair, in flight and nectaring on Thistle. Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. June
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) male female pair, Yuyuantan Park, Beijing, China
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) pair, male on left. Galapagos, Ecuador
African lion (Panthera leo) and lioness after mating, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) male and female, at the nesthole, Germany. December
Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) male offering wasp as nuptial gift, Hungary. June
Colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius) pair mating. Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA. August
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in courtship, with the male hovering above the female. Vava'u, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) pair mating on lake. Shanghai Zoo, China
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dog interacting with a vixen in an urban garden. North London, UK. June
Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) nocturnal birds roosting and nesting in along walls of deep, narrow gorge in farmland, Tandayapa Valley, 1500m altitude, Ecuador
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) and resident female (T27) cooling off in a watering hole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) male female pair, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, UK. December
Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) male and female during courtship preening display, Norfolk, England, UK, August
Clarks grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) courting pair performing the Weed Ceremony in which they slowly circle breast to breast holding pond weed as nesting material, Lake Hodges, Escondido, California
Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) pair performing post-copulatory display (as copulation ends)
Black terns (Chlidonias niger), pair on a perch, vocalizing during courtship (termed Erect Posture display), Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, May
Crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) pair interacting while perched on rock, St Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July
Horned puffins (Fratercula corniculata), one landing with outspread wings, to join its mate on cliff ledge, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July
White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair mating on their nest at sunset, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April 2019
White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair performing an up-down display with bill clattering on their nest in an Oak tree, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April 2019
Red-footed booby (Sula sula), pair looking at one another on nest in tree. Egg is nest. Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Red-footed booby (Sula sula), pair perched in tree. Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Red-footed booby (Sula sula), pair nest building in tree. Darwin Bay, Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Nazca booby (Sula granti), pair amongst Prickly pear (Opuntia sp) cacti at coast. Wolf Island, Galapagos. August 2016
Nazca booby (Sula granti), pair billing on coastal cliff in evening light. Wolf Island, Galapagos. August 2016
Nazca booby (Sula granti), pair billing. Genovesa Island, Galapagos. May 2015
Red-collared lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) pair examining hole in Eucalyptus as a potential nesting hollow. Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) fighting Hungary, April
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) family, Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Dubai, UAE, Endangered species
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) pair, courtship, Heligoland, Germany
Pair of Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) sharing nest in tree hole in preparation for reproductive season. Hokkaido, Japan. March
Pair of Japanese dwarf flying squirrels (Pteromys volans orii) during the reproductive season, on branch nlooking down, Hokkaido, Japan. The female is on the left, male right
Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) pair, mating in forest canopy, Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, central south western Madagascar
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair dive bombing and harassing a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair chasing a Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) as it emerges from a nest box the birds want to nest in which is already occupied by the squirrel and its mate
Matriarch Timber wolf (Canis lupus lycaon) sitting next to alpha male standing in snow. Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing the weed dance during courtship, The Netherlands, Europe. March
Pair of Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) courtship, Espanola Island, Galapagos, South America
Pair of Great curassow (Crax rubra), La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica
Annas hummingbird (Calypte anna) male dancing in flight and displaying his bright pink throat feathers to a female, Montana, USA. June
Kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis) male and female perched on a root when building the nest, Lorraine, France, March
Boat-tailed grackle pair (Quiscalus major) in courtship display. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA, April
Portrait of a Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus) infected with Cymothoid isopod parasites. The large parasite between the eyes is a female, the smaller individuals are males
Pair of Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) spawning at dusk. The larger male rubs against the flank of the female during the spawning rise
Common shelduck pair (Tadorna tadorna) standing and drinking in the margins of a shallow lake, Gloucestershire, UK, November
Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) landing on mating pair of Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburgh) Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos
Espanola saddelback tortoise (Chelonoidis hoodensis) pair mating, Espanola Island, Galapagos
Waved albatrosses (Phoebastria irrorata) courting, Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos
California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) courtship behaviour, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA June
Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) pair on snow covered rocky slope. Altai Mountains, West Mongolia. February
Pair of courting Egg-eating sea snakes / Turtleheaded sea snakes (Emydocephalus annulatus) New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean
Manchurian crane (Grus japonensis) pair in courtship dance during snowstorm. Hokkaido, Japan. March
Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) pair at rest in water, Cape Town, South Africa, July
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), male and female, mating behaviour, Heligoland, Germany
Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male and female, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China
Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) poses with a large, dominant female behind. The clownfish in the foreground is probably a juvenile. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
