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Vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina niedda) male, performing courtship display on his display log, flashing false blue eye spots, a bright yellow gape, and blue breast shield
Male Leach's sea star (Leiaster leachi) broadcast spawning, releasing streams of sperm from its arms. Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) courting pair, South coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
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
Kottigehara dancing frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis), dancing frog name given because of foot flagging behavior between competing males. Endemic to Western Ghats. Agumbe, Karnataka, India
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) performing their weed dance during courtship. Den Oever, The Netherlands. July
Grayling (Thymallus) migrating to spawning in the Temnik River, Lake Baikal, Baikalsky Reserve, Siberia, Russia. May
Japanese cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying in snow, Hokkiado, Japan, February
Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April
Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, wings in heart shape, Hokkiado, Japan, February
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male displaying at lek in tree. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) boxing in snow, Scotland, UK, December
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair, male passing Dragonfly prey to female, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008
Male Sage Grouse {Centrocercus urphasianus} courtship display, Baggs, Wyoming, USA
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
Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus), group of animals in field, Islay, Scotland, UK. March
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
Silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) attempting to join Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi) during a breeding display, Patagonia National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Cropped
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
Magnificent bird of paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) male, leaning back and presenting his breast shield and raised cape to two females, courtship display, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia
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
Bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata) with bright decorations. Nov 2004
Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), pair courting, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands
Elk (Cervus canadensis) bull and cw sniffing noses, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. September
Rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) bull bugling during rut. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. October
Red Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea rubra) male performing practice display at tree-top lek, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. *Medium repro only
African lion (Panthera leo) and lioness after mating, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Lady Amhersts pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) male displaying, Kanding, Sichuan, China. April
Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) male offering wasp as nuptial gift, Hungary. June
Colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius) pair mating. Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA. August
Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) engaged in courtship, with the male hovering above the female. Vava'u, Tonga, Pacific Ocean
Twinspot snapper (Lutjanus bohar) shoal rushing up to spawn, releasing a cloud of milky white sperm and eggs in the water column. Caroline Islands, Palau, November
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) males displaying and fighting each other at a lek, Finland. May
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) pair mating on lake. Shanghai Zoo, China
Common grackle pair (Quiscalus quiscula) in courtship display. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA, April
Sarus crane (Grus antigone), male displaying, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India
Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) male and female during courtship preening display, Norfolk, England, UK, August
Mandarin duck drake (Aix galericulata) on the water, showing orange sail feathers which are used when displaying, Southwest London, UK, March
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
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 perched in tree. Genovesa Island, Galapagos
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
Great bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis), male showing off treasures whilst female inspects bower. Lake Argyle, Kununurra, Western Australia
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) autumn courtship display, Germany, August
Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), male at lek, Finland, April
Bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) profile of male displaying (the blue stripe at the bottom of the frame is the tail of another individual) Baa Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise. Two males and a female, with the males fighting for the attention of the female. Falklands Islands
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), two males perched in tree at lek in mid-altitude montane rainforest. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
RF - Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male perched in tree at a lek. Mid-altitude montane rainforest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) pair, mating in forest canopy, Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, central south western Madagascar
Wilson's bird of paradise (Cicinnurus respublica) male, courtship display, Batanta Island, West Papua, Indonesia
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
Annas hummingbird (Calypte anna) male dancing in flight and displaying his bright pink throat feathers to a female, Montana, USA. June
Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light trails of males in forest at dusk, Bavaria, Germany. July
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) male displaying on lek. Fort Pierre National Grassland, South Dakota, USA
Tench (Tinca tinca) during spawning period amongst European watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Sion, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pair nuzzling. London, UK. February
Male Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) in flight. Kuusamo, Finland, April
Boat-tailed grackle pair (Quiscalus major) in courtship display. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA, April
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags fighting during the rutting season, Bushy Park, London, UK October
Lawess parotia (Parotia lawesii) male displaying. Papua New Guinea
Pair of Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) spawning at dusk. The larger male rubs against the flank of the female during the spawning rise
Kottigehar dancing frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis), male waving foot and calling, territorial behaviour. Agumbe, Western Ghats, India. Endemic
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stags fighting during the rutting season. Bushy Park, London, UK. October
Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) releases a large cloud of gametes as it spawns on a coral reef, while a Threadfin hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus) looks
African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) calling in display, perched on tree snag. Janjanbureh, Gambia
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) males fighting in river Adams River, British Columbia, Canada. October
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
Pair of courting Egg-eating sea snakes / Turtleheaded sea snakes (Emydocephalus annulatus) New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean