We analyze the intricate male bird of paradise mating dance and explain how and why he performs the ritual in this way.

The male mating dance is all about showing a female how fit and healthy he is. Only strong birds who are free from disease would have such magnificent plumage and be able to form such intricate moves.

But in some species, behaviours that look like intricate dance steps play a very important role. The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is a mottled grey-brown bird found in shrubland in ...

It hasn’t taken long for The Bird Dance to catch on in harness racing trainer Antonia Storer’s stable. A 10-year-old ...