ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
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Courtship shows that the male and female are ready to mate.
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Courtship ensures reproductive success.
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Courtship stops aggression from other animals.
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Courtship allows members of a species to recognize each other.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Courtship behavior plays a key role in animal life by allowing both sexes to find a mate and thereafter proceed into a behavioral ritual that ends in successful copulation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pairs may show courtship behaviors such as grooming each other, playing and wrestling, chasing each other or bumping and hip pushing each other. They will also sniff and lick each other, and a female may even position herself in front of her partner to tell him she’s ready.
Detailed explanation-3: -A courtship is a set of display behaviours in which an animal attempts to attract a mate and exhibit their desire to copulate. These behaviours often include ritualized movement (“dances”), vocalizations, mechanical sound production, or displays of beauty, strength, or agonistic ability.
Detailed explanation-4: -To attract females, males may perform display behaviors or engage in physical combat with other males. These behaviors are called courtship behaviors. They get the attention of females and give the males a chance to show off their traits and abilities.