Animals are driven by passion – whether it’s the lasting bonds that last a lifetime like swans or the short, intense, fleeting, stormy love of snow leopards, finding a mate is an important part of being alive.
We’ve collected some of the best stories of love and attraction from the world of wildlife.
The most loving animals in the world
Long tail corn
These small, friendly birds also spend the winter in large flocks of up to 20 individuals, before coming together for the rest of the breeding season. Ironically, this starts happening around Valentine’s Day in February every year. Their courtship has something of a Jane Austen-style romance to it, with birds of prey and their mates.
Together, long-tailed deer build elaborate nests to raise their young – all assisted by close relatives. For long tail breasts, it really ‘takes a city’. Because of their size, it takes them three weeks to build their dome-shaped nests. Both parents play an important role in caring for their 6-8 eggs, starting at the end of March or April, and are assisted by their relatives throughout the process.
Snow leopard
a mountain peak in Shiqu County, Ganzi County, Sichuan Province.
Luo has been watching Zhuoma’s female snow leopard family since 2020. At a recent meeting, Luo witnessed the courtship between Zhuoma and the stable snow leopard, Dawa.
“They spent five days together,” Luo said. “At this time, they were inseparable, like crazy people, sharing every moment without eating or showing interest in the nearby blue sheep.”
Amazon river dolphins

Gift giving is a common way of showing affection among animals (humans included). The dolphins of the Amazon river give gifts of sticks, stones and sometimes even live turtles, while they perform amazing acrobatics to attract a mate. They will pick up sticks and weeds and throw them over the water in a flash.
Amazon river (or ‘pink’) dolphins are born bluish blue, and or and / or/and/or are pink in color as they get older – males are a lighter shade of pink than females. When he is happy, this pink color becomes more intense to attract females.
Orb weaving spiders
In a display of love music, male spiders present themselves as sacrifices to their mates in courtship. Their deadly act of mating helps ensure the survival of future generations.
A male orb-weaving spider will approach cautiously, moving his body against the web as he approaches it. The female spider often eats the father of her future offspring, which is said to provide additional nutritional benefits for her offspring. The orb-weaving spider is just one of several spiders that die during sex – there’s a common theme among strong female spiders here, it seems.
Find out why some animals die during or after sex here.
Prairie vole

The prairie vole is one of the most committed rodent species, with lifelong bonds between males and females that mate for the first time.
They stay together year-round, nestling and huddling together for warmth. However, they are known to have extramarital affairs and live outside of their partners – their social marriage is probably stronger than their sexual preferences.
We included the desert spear when we collected the animals that share our lives.
Macaroni penguins

Macaroni penguins are a monogamous species, meeting each year at their nesting site and identifying each other with their calls. Their mating ritual includes a ‘happy display’, where the penguin leans forward, makes loud vocal sounds and raises its head in the air. After that, they spend time together making up and bowing.
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