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An Introduction to Zoology:  Chapter 5
An Introduction to Zoology: Chapter 5
Published by The Lone Ranger
08-05-2008
Default Courtship Rituals


Even in species where males and females invest roughly equally in reproduction, courtship rituals are common. In these species, they’re typically performed by both sexes. Again, each species’ courtship ritual involves unique behaviors, and helps to ensure that animals don’t wind up mating with individuals of the wrong species.


Two Laysan Albatrosses (
Phoebastria immutabilis) engage in a courtship ritual.

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