The Mating Game

Brace yourself for bizarre mating rituals, including animals who procreate without breeding. Then learn how humans, the most successful reproducers of all, are impacting the natural mating games of other species.

Track the spectacular chases some fish lead prospective partners on, and witness tenderness between animal mates in the world's oceans. Troll the singles scene on a coral reef, see dancing sharks, and watch sea lions battle to the death for love.

Swing through the resource-rich jungles of the world, where animals must keep their cool to beat out the mating-game competition. See bowerbirds build castles for their beloveds, while male mandrills put on their finest colours to attract the ladies.

Behold the intense competition of flirting in freshwater, where the cycle sets off spectacular performances of mating rituals: bullfrogs duke it out, hooded grebes cut a rug, and a practical cichlid builds a home for his harem from old snail shells.