13 Wildly Entertaining Animal Mating Rituals Smithsonian Channel

From mantises that both eat and mate with their suitors at once to baboon couples that can’t turn off the PDA, these animal mating rituals are both crucial and wildly entertaining. 0:00 - Intro to 13 Wildly Entertaining Animal Mating Rituals 0:23 - Male Peacocks Head Off to Love Arena to Attract a Mate 3:05 - Mesmerizing Footage of Monarch Butterflies Mating 6:58 - These Baboon Couples Are Affectionate All Year Round 12:13 - Darwin Stag Beetles Fight for the Right to Mate 15:24 - This Male Mantis Shrimp Dances to Attract a Mate 16:54 - Watch 2 King Cobras Romances Each Other 19:04 - How Transparent Glass Frogs Mate 20:42 - Male Orchid Bees Mix Their Own Cologne Carefully 24:43 - Scorpions Choose Their Mates by Dancing w/ Them 26:49 - The Most Toxic Frog Has a Beautiful Singing Voice 29:31 - These Dancing Flamingos Know How to Draw Attention 30:40 - Female Mantises Eat & Mate w/ Their Suitors at Once Paramount+ is here! Stream all your favorites shows now on Paramount+. Try it FREE at https://bit.ly/3qyOeOf Watch Full Episodes Here: https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/ #MatingRituals #SmithsonianChannel Subscribe to The Smithsonian Channel: https://bit.ly/2FE6OSh Twitter: https://bit.ly/33lH712 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3iw9Iay Facebook: https://bit.ly/3kkVOZp