Courtship - Dance
Kaeley Standley
Animals have many types of courtship, one is dance.
Courtship dance is when males perform a dance or action trying to win over the female.Generally speaking, the male initiates the courtship and the female chooses to either mate or reject the male based on the performance.
Male anglerfish will use their teeth to hitch a permanent ride on a female which means she doesn’t have to look far for someone to fertilize her eggs when needed.
flamingo - They stretch their necks and flip their heads back and forth while taking tiny, mincing steps. Then they break off in pairs to b
Scorpions will grasp on anothers pedplals, those front appendages that look like claws -- and dance back and forth until they’re ready to mate.
peacock spider - The peacock spider males have an extension flap of hairs extending from their abdomens, which they’ll extend into a broad circle of color when trying to entice a female to mate.
Diamondback rattle snake - The males face off in their combat dance to win over nearby females, it is most common in diamondbacks.
resources
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/14/wild-romance-weird-animal-courtship-and-mating-rituals/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/56092/9-bizarre-bird-mating-rituals
http://www.earthrangers.com/wildwire/top-10/top-ten-animals-with-the-best-dance-moves/
https://www.thedodo.com/10-ways-animals-celebrate-vale-430066371.html