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Island Romance: Daniel's Forest Lizard Looks for a Mate
The Daniel's forest lizard is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar islands. On a sunny morning, a male is working, or rather nodding hard to catch a mate's eye, but she's busy looking for food. Will he get her attention?
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How to Charm a Garden Lizard
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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Sex Until Death: The Antechinus Can’t Stop Doing it!
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
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Frabjous Flamingos: Haughty Ballerinas of the Wetlands
Tall, boisterous, and dressed in a ballerina’s pink tutu, the flamingo looks like it stepped out of a whimsical Lewis Caroll fantasy
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Love at First Dance: The Charming Romance of Great Crested Grebes
The elaborate mating ritual involves calling, preening, synchronised swimming, and a graceful “waltz” on water as the final act
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Poo to Woo: How Blackbucks Use Their Dung to Attract Mates
Blackbuck males know how to win a mate’s heart — with proud piles of prodigious poop
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Songs of Love: Sarus Cranes’ Lifelong Romance
Sarus cranes are sentient beings — they pair for life, feel emotions like humans do, and express love with great tenderness
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The Malabar Gliding Frog Likes Big Girls
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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Wasps Recreate the Pottery Scene from Ghost
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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When a Spoonbill Gets in the Mood for Love
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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Faking It: Big Cats and the Confusion Around Paternity
Female lions and tigers go to great lengths to mask the identity of their cubs’ fathers, and with good reason
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Fishy Phenomena: Sex on the Reef
Sex changes and massive mating gatherings have never been taboo for coral reef creatures. And fish couples, although common, are rarely monogamous
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Breaking Bad: The Brotherhood of Bull Elephants
How young male elephants have changed their social behaviour and adopted a range of strategies and tactics that help them raid crops and survive the wrath of humans
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The Asiatic Buffalo Struggles to Find a Match
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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A Monsoon Romance: Malabar Gliding Frog Looks for a Mate
“Tuck-tuck-tuck”. The monsoon has arrived and fresh out of hibernation, the Malabar gliding frog is calling out for a mate. Will he find a suitor?
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The Swamp Deer Likes to be Stuck in a Rut
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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A Lesson in Love: The Great Hornbill Charms a Mate
Wooing a female hornbill can take days, even weeks. After all, it's a big decision. Great hornbills are monogamous and even mate for life
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The Mysteries of Attraction
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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Putting your Best Foot Backward
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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Revenge of the Frogs
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
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Love and Longing of the Red Velvet Mite
Monsoon brings high drama for the biggest member of the mite family
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