This is How Camels Flirt !!

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00:00 Finding a partner in the wild isn't always easy.

00:03 Employ a number of techniques to attract females.

00:07 On the beaches of the Galapagos Islands is another thriving social scene.

00:12 A blue-footed boobies.

00:14 Their blue feet are real eye candy to the ladies.

00:17 Some simple steps are taken to score.

00:20 Step 1. Show off your blue suede shoes.

00:23 Step 2. Bow your head.

00:26 Step 3. You know, give her a gift.

00:29 And then maybe flash those blues again.

00:32 If she's still not impressed, well, he kicks it up a notch.

00:36 Okay, now that's more like it.

00:39 She likes him enough to join in the dance.

00:42 This is the bird of paradise.

00:45 Males are dedicated to making an unforgettable first impression.

00:55 His dance steps perfected, he's ready to start the show for real.

00:59 At around 4,000 pairs, this is the Caribbean's largest colony of magnificent frigate birds.

01:12 Each year, males fly in from other corners of the Caribbean to breed.

01:16 Once a male arrives, he's got his work cut out to find a mate.

01:24 He inflates a pouch to try to stand out from the crowd.

01:26 He has to jostle for a good nest site high in the mangroves, then fight off rival males to keep it.

01:32 Once he's set off the competition, he still has to lure a mate, and this one finally gets his reward.

01:41 You may have seen camels spitting out a red-pinkish ball of meat from their mouths before.

01:49 It will usually be covered with saliva and looking a bit disgusting.

01:53 That's not the camel's tongue.

01:55 This mysterious meatball has one and only one purpose, to attract female attention.

02:01 But if the ball gets damaged or removed for any reason at all, the camel will lose its ability to attract a female.

02:08 The male of some penguin species like the Gintu and Adelaide penguins present the females with a perfect pebble as part of their courtship.

02:19 He then presents it to his chosen female, and she adds it to the nest.

02:23 They have to choose a lifetime mate, as many species of them are monogamous.

02:28 However, female penguins choose another male if their partner doesn't appear during mating season.

02:34 season.