The adornments on the heads of male Lady Amherst’s and golden pheasants partially block their sight, according to new ...

Feb 10, 2018 Feb 10, 2018 Updated Dec 28, 2022 One common backyard bird that may be taken for granted also has romantic attributes worthy of Valentine’s Day. In the brown bleakness of mid-winter, the ...

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The male Lady Amherst's pheasant knows how to put on a show when it comes to attracting mates. As well as elaborate courtship ...

These lovers come from different sides of the quacks. An off-Broadway version of “West Side Story” has been playing out in Central Park this spring, as a male wood duck has found love with a female ...

A male masked crimson tanager displays his brilliant red and black plumage in Peru. Francesco Veronesi via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 Male tanagers are birds that use eye-popping colors to woo mates.

New research shows male lizards are more likely than females to be attacked by predators because the bright colors they need to attract a mate also make them more conspicuous to birds. In the animal ...

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A scandal is unfolding at UC Berkeley, and at its center are the flirtations of an interloper and a wounded mate. Grinnell and Annie have made their home atop the Campanile, a 307-foot bell and clock ...