Examples of Courtship Behaviour

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Examples of Courtship Behaviour Rare hummingbird http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/hummingbird-courtship-vin.html Sticklebacks http://www.arkive.org/three-spined-stickleback/gasterosteus-aculeatus-aculeatus/video-ac09b.html Drumming parrots http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/parrots-in-the-land-of-oz/video-cockatoo-uses-tools-to-attract-a-mate/732/ Birds of paradise http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2354190/7364247 Black widow http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/bugs-animals/spiders-and-scorpions/spider_blackwidow_sex.html

A specialised behaviour which precedes copulation in some species. Courtship A specialised behaviour which precedes copulation in some species.

Great Bowerbird Display

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Research Research a species’ courtship behaviour You must include: Binomial name of the species Detailed information on the courting ritual Why the species does this Pictures You could include: Interesting facts and information