Mating dances are not unusual in the bird kingdom, but the displays put on by birds of paradise are mesmerizing. The male bird in the above clip is doing his best to impress a female, and the display ...

To woo a mate, the Albert's Lyrebird of Australia becomes a real song-and-dance bird. Each male first chooses a stage of entangled vines, then in performance he shakes the vines as part of his ...

Humans aren't the only animals that dance to a beat: Deep in the forest of Southeastern Australia, male lyrebirds groove to their own music, a new study reports. The study researchers found that ...

In Alaska, you've got Sarah Palin, human encounters with serious wildlife (think: bears) and the odd but compelling animal story. This morning, we bring you the compelling animal story. Today's ...

THE Traveler: Jeanne Baumann of St. Paul. The scene: A pair of blue-footed boobies engage in a mating ritual, clacking their beaks together and stepping around each other on North Seymour. Colonies of ...