Step onto the open stage of the planet’s grasslands, where partners and rivals are privy to an animal’s every move. See the clever strategies creatures, from kangaroos to termites, use to find and lure mates in hostile climates.

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 resource-rich jungles, where animals must keep their cool to win the mating game. Learn how 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.