Yes. Platypus courtship rituals involve the male chasing the female around in a circle. They have a complex system of side-passing, under-passing and over-passing each other, until the male finally grasps the female's tail in his bill, and they continue circling tightly until mating occurs.
No. Once mating is over, the platypus has nothing more to do with the female.
no
It is a mating ritual.
A platypus does not have a specific time period of mating
A platypus does not have a specific time period of mating
,Yes there are. I think it would be difficult finding an animal that doesn't have a mating ritual.
That depends on what fictional universe you are referring to.
The mating ritual of a grasshopper primarily consists of the males rubbing their rear legs together to produce a distinctive sound. This serves to attach females and establish dominance over other males.
I actually think its a mating ritual...... a very funny one
He is being aggressive in his mating ritual. He is probably too young to have learned the rooster mating dance. The rooster is trying to grab the neck feathers of your hens to force them to submit to mating.
They were notorious for their habit of mating with the body after death, and the throwing it in the sea.
Yes - it's part of the 'courtship' ritual.