Look how bright and puffy I am! - A look at sexual selection throughout the animal kingdom

Early on in this blog I did a report on the Peacock spider that dances and flashes his pretty colours to attract females. I have chosen to ...

Unlike most courtship in animals, this week I have chosen an example where it is the female who courts the male. It is the courting behavio...

It is often the case that males use their bright colours and strong presence to attract females and also to warn off other males. Male Augr...

Frigatebirds are a family of seabirds which have a scope for strong sexual selection. This due to the striking ways that males attract fema...

One of the most remarkable animals in the animal kingdom is the Superb Lyrebird ( Menura novaehollandiae ). Its ability to mimic the sounds...

This week I am talking about an artistic fish that creates elaborate, and time consuming, pieces of artwork to impress and attract females....

I thought I would do my first, but not my last, bird of paradise. Certainly one of the best cases of elaborate courtship displays and extrem...