Mating Collection (#45)

Ground bugs, mating; on dandelion seed-head
ROG-11478 Ground BUGS, mating; on dandelion seed head France Lygaeus saxatilis Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Toad - mating Europe
PPG-1754 Common Toad - mating Europe Bufo bufo Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Praying Mantis - eating male after mating. Europe
PPG-1684 Praying Mantis - eating male after mating Europe Mantis religiosa Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cotton Weevil - pair mating
PPG-1595 Cotton Weevil - pair mating Anthonomus grandis Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - mating on female's cocoon South East Asia, acclimatized in France
PPG-1558 Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - mating on females cocoon South East Asia, acclimatized in France Samia cynthia Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Adult Silkmoths mating
PM-9942 Adult Silk moths mating Bombyx mori Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Locusts copulating
PM-9932 Locusts copulating Locusta migratoria Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

El Segundo Blue Butterfly - pair mating
MOP-71 El Segundo Blue Butterfly - mating pair Euphilotes battoides allyni B Moose Peterson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Indian / Asia Elephant - pair mating Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India
JR-861 Indian / Asia Elephant - pair mating Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India. Elephas maximus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Leichhardt's Grasshopper - Mating pair on host plant Pityrodia jamesii Kakadu National Park, Northern Territories
JPF-12362 Leichhardt's Grasshopper - Mating pair on host plant Pityrodia jamesii Kakadu National Park, Northern Territories

Black Percher Dragonfly - Japaese garden, Durban, South Africa
HEN-26 Black Percher Dragonfly Japaese garden, Durban, South Africa Diplacodes lefebvrii John K Henwood M.R.C.V.S Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Radiated tortoises mating. Captive. Berenty, Madagascar
GET-1229 Radiated tortoises - mating, captive Berenty, Madagascar Geochelone radiata Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Madagascar Jumping Frog - pair mating. Endemic. Madagascar
GET-1168 Jumping Frog - pair mating. Endemic Madagascar Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Magellanic Penguin - mating Cabo dos Bahias Provincial Reserve, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina
FG-ea-757 Magellanic Penguin - mating Cabo dos Bahias Provincial Reserve, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina Spheniscus magellanicus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal

Red-sided Garter Snake - in large den
FG-7665 RED-SIDED GARTER SNAKES - mass emerging from hibernation Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Thaamnophis sirtalis parietalis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display

Red-sided Garter Snake - males (small) courting female (large)
FG-7652 Red-Sided Garter Snake - Males (small) courting female (large) Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Common Frogs - Mating
DOW-17 Common Frogs - Mating Rana temporaria Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chinstrap Penguin - Mating Pygoscelis antarctica Half Moon island Antarctica BI012547
COS-2182 Chinstrap Penguin - mating Half Moon Island, Antarctica Pygoscelis antarctica Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

King Penguin - Mating Aptenodytes patagonicus Fortuna Bay South Georgia BI008134
COS-2114 King Penguin - mating Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Aptenodytes patagonicus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Convergent Ladybug Beetles - July mating swarm. Colorado, USA
CLA-174 Convergent Ladybug / Ladybird Beetles - July mating swarm Colorado, USA Hippodamia convergens Mary Clay Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Regal Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma solare) - Arizona - Pair mating-Largest horned lizard - Mostly found in Sonoran desert
CAN-3141 Regal Horned Lizard - pair mating Arizona, USA Phrynosoma solare John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Regal Horned Lizard - Arizona - Pair mating -Largest horned lizard - Mostly found in Sonoran desert - Camouflaged in
CAN-3134 Regal Horned Lizard - pair mating Arizona, USA Phrynosoma solare John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Frogs - Mating, frogspawn
CAN-3012 Common Frogs - mating, frogspawn Rana temporaria John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

European Common Toads - Mating - Hungary - One of Europe's most widespread amphibians - Congregates in ponds during
CAN-3011 European Common Toads - mating Hungary Bufo bufo One of Europe's most widespread amphibians. Congregates in ponds during mating season but spends much of its time away from water during

Great Plains Toads. Mating - Arizona - Inhabits prairies or desert often breeding after heavy rains in summer in
CAN-2995 Great PlainsToads - mating Arizona, USA Bufo cognatus Inhabits prairies or desert often breeding after heavy rains in summer in shallow temporary pools or quiet water or streams, marshes

Common Frogs - UK - males attempting to mate with bottle - The common frog is one of the most widespread amphibians in
CAN-2347 Common Frogs - males attempting to mate with bottle UK Rana temporaria Frog behaviour - during mating males hold females tightly with their forelegs (amplexus)

Iberian Green Frogs - Mating pair - In amplexus - Found in the Iberian peninsula - France
CAN-2346 Iberian Green Frogs - Mating pair - In amplexus Spain Rana perzi Found in the Iberian peninsula, France and Italy

European Common Frogs - Mating - Pair in amplexus - The common frog is one of the most widespread amphibians in
CAN-2345 European Common Frogs - Mating - Pair in amplexus During mating males hold females tightly with their forelegs (amplexus)

Shield Bugs Mated pair x4 mag at 16mm x24mm Bedfordshire, UK
BB-642 Green Shield Bug / Sting bug - Mated pair x4 mag at 16mm x24mm Bedfordshire, UK Palomena prasina Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Shield Bugs Mated pair Bedfordshire, UK
BB-641 Green Shield Bug / Sting bug - Mated pair Bedfordshire, UK Palomena prasina Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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AUS-362 Cane toad - pair in amplexus. Pest species in Australia. Life cycle 1/5. North Queensland, Australia Bufo marinus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

CLY03012
AUS-334 Perons tree frog - pair in amplexus. New South Wales, Australia Litoria peronii Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-327 Striped marsh frog - pair in amplexus. Life cycle, 1/6. New South Wales, Australia Limnodynastes peronii Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

Millipedes - mating
ASW-2707 Millipedes - mating Diplopoda Alan J. S. Weaving Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common adders, adults; pre-copulation breeding behaviour; river Ugutka bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan
ANZ-739-m European / Common ADDER - adults; pre-copulation breeding behaviour river Ugutka bank, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia

Lion - Male & female, courtship behaviour. Kenya, Africa
WAT-9089 Lion - Male & female, courtship behaviour Kenya, Africa Panthera leo M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Rabbit - Mating behaviour. France
WAT-11081 Rabbit - Mating behaviour. France Oryctolagus cuniculus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Rabbits - Mating behaviour. France
WAT-11036 Rabbits - Mating behaviour. France Oryctolagus cuniculus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Tern - pair copulating
USH-967 Common TERN - Pair mating Sterna hirundo Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Avocet - pair copulating
USH-764 Pied AVOCET - pair mating Recurvirostra avosetta Distribution: Europe to China, India ands Africa Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hares - copulating
USH-50 HARES - mating Lepus europaeus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sandwich Tern-pair mating on edge of nesting colony, Farne Isles, Northumberland UK
USH-2223 Sandwich Tern - pair mating on edge of nesting colony Farne Isles, Northumberland UK Sterna sandvicensis Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

European Wolf - male and female alpha wolves copulating in snow, winter Bavaria, Germany
USH-1973 European Wolf - male and female alpha wolves copulating in snow, winter Bavaria, Germany Canis lupus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

European Lynx- male testing female for readiness to copulate during breeding season Bavaria, Germany
USH-1925 European Lynx - male testing female for readiness to copulate during breeding season Bavaria, Germany Felis lynx Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

House Sparrows - Pair mating on house roof Northumberland, England
USH-1593 House Sparrows - Pair mating on house roof Northumberland, England Passer domesticus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Male Sage Grouse strutting on lek after fresh snow. Eastern Oregon's "high desert. " March. BG303
TOM-958 Male Sage Grouse strutting on lek after fresh snow Eastern Oregon's high desert with Sagebrush, USA March Centrocercus urophasianus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for

Ruffed Grouse drumming (spring mating-territorial display) in alder tree bottom along Hoh River, Olympic National Park
TOM-923 Ruffed Grouse drumming (spring mating-territorial display) in alder tree bottom along Hoh River Olympic National Park, USA April

Male Attwater's Prairie Chicken / Grouse - displaying. Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
TOM-919 Male Attwater's Prairie Chicken / Grouse - displaying Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA

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"Mating: A Fascinating Display of Love and Survival in the Animal Kingdom" In the vast realm of nature, creatures big and small engage in a primal dance known as mating. From the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs to the delicate tree frogs of Costa Rica, this instinctual act is essential for their species' survival. Deep within Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa's Kalahari region, a majestic lion pair comes together in an intimate moment. Their powerful bond symbolizes strength and unity amidst the harsh African wilderness. Meanwhile, on Suffolk's green pastures, Suffolk Punch Horses gracefully intertwine their bodies during mating rituals. These gentle giants exemplify grace and elegance as they perpetuate their lineage. High up in the treetops of Tangkoko Nature Reserve in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Celebes Crested Macaques express their desires through passionate encounters. Their vibrant personalities shine through as they navigate love among lush foliage. Underneath New Jersey's Reeds Beach sunsets, horseshoe crabs partake in a unique courtship ritual involving "love darts. " This intricate display showcases not only affection but also evolutionary strategies that have allowed them to thrive across tropical shores worldwide. Even microscopic organisms like Schistosoma spp. , commonly known as blood flukes, engage in complex reproductive processes within human hosts. Though unseen by our eyes, these tiny creatures remind us that life finds a way even under challenging circumstances. From Alaska's rugged landscapes to Anchorage's serene forests, moose nuzzle each other tenderly during mating season. In this quiet exchange between male and female moose lies an unspoken language of affection and connection. Amidst all these diverse examples lies one common thread - love knows no boundaries when it comes to reproduction.