Finding a mate is hard in the animal kingdom! As these strangest animal mating rituals show, it sometimes gets even more ...

Fatal attractions are a standard movie plotline, but they also occur in nature, with much more serious consequences. As a conservation biologist, I’ve seen them play out in some of Earth’s most remote ...

A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. Is it a miracle? The result of a secret rendezvous? Probably not. Females of species have the ability to reproduce asexually, ...

Finding a partner and sticking with them for life isn’t all that common in the animal world, but a few species really commit. Scientists have found lifelong bonds among creatures in trees, rivers, ...