There are some strange mating rituals in the wild. Birds court through dance and song, and some males fight for females’ attention, but what about the head bobbing of crested iguanas? Although the ...

When it comes to animals romancing in the wild, things get weird—really weird. Some animals offer bizarre gifts, some put on daring dances, and others? Well, let’s just say things get really messy.

We tend to picture female animals as gentle or secondary to the males. Nature tells a different story. In many species, females are the hunters, the leaders, and sometimes the most ruthless ones in ...