If you have ever owned a dog, you would have gotten used to their one night stands, for some animals however, one night stands isn’t an ideal modus operandi. Unlike most humans, some animals are the best of lovers, nurturing their love and making it last forever. These animals have also been observed to care for their partners.
Below is a list of my top 10 romantic animals:
1. Gentoo Penguins
The gentoo penguins partners are mates for life and both partners are actively involved in the building of their nest-home. Breeding for the gentoo penguins begins when they are two years old, but most don't breed unless they are four. Just like us humans would buy a diamond ring, chocolates or a bed of roses for a girlfriend, a male gentoo penguin would win over a female by presenting it with a beautiful rock. During the mating season, male penguins spend hours searching for the perfect rock to give their spouse-to-be, animal observers have at some point witnessed two male penguins fighting over a rock they equally wanted.
When a male penguin finds the perfect rock, he would present it to any female penguin he has a crush on, and if she accepts it, she'd place the rock in her nest, and that begins their long courtship.
2. Gibbons
Gibbons are apes, like orangutans and gorillas, and like many other apes; they are related to humans both in some behavioral aspects and to some extent, physically. Both male and female gibbons are considered to be monogamous.To attract a mate, gibbons engage in a series of loud mating calls. And once they find a mate, the couple would use these calls in communication with other couples. Gibbon couples have been observed to ecstatically spend time at tree tops in each other’s company; they enjoy hanging out alone and together.
New research postulated that gibbon relationships are much more typical to ours than we had thought; they have even been found cheating and would dump a partner for another gibbon. Love’s tough!
3. Pufferfish
The pufferfish has quite a lot of appeal; they are cute and intelligent with a lot of personality for a fish. These species of fish would slug their guts out laying the perfect valentine-day like romantic ceremonial. While a female watch, a male pufferfish would flap its fins along the sea floor leaving an amazing circular pattern in its stead along the sediments. Although they are tiny sized fishes with just about five inches in length, these patterns would however measure close to seven feet in diameter!
If the female being wooed likes the display, she would mate with the male by laying her eggs in the center of a circle, afterward the male would fertilize the egg and keep watch for six days.
4. Seahorses
Most species of seahorses are mates for life. After dawn every day, the female seahorse swims to the male, and they change color and perform a special dance, which lasts for a few minutes. The couple separates for the rest of the day, and dances again the following morning. In the animal kingdom, seahorses are known for mixing things up; instead of the traditional male and female roles, these adorable fishes are a little more progressive. During courtship, males and females will often partake in dancing rituals. They will swim next to one another, side by side as well, synchronizing their behavior. If they do decide to mate, the female deposits her eggs into the male’s specially designed pouch.
He then carries the 1,500 eggs for around 45 days, becoming aggressive and protective of his brood. The baby seahorses emerge fully developed and ready to fend for themselves.
5. Anglerfish
Even in the ocean floors, where they live, the male anglerfishes prove they know a lot about commitment. The popular anglerfish with a fishing-pole-like erection sitting at the top of its head is actually the female one. The male anglerfish is much smaller than the female, and during mating, they tend to do it in a somewhat parasitic approach; when a free-swimming male anglerfish bumps into a female one, he latches on to her using some very sharp teeth. The male would latch onto the female over a long period of time connecting to the bloodstream of its mate.
During this weird mating cruise, male anglerfish is said to lose all internal organs (except its testes), its eyes and the ability to survive on its own. A number of male anglerfish numbering up to six or more in some cases would latch on to a female in this manner.
6. Red-Capped Manakin
The Manakins are tiny birds of the New World tropics. Male manakins are distinctly attractive donning an impressive bright color and an array of courtship displays. While some birds have quite the time and resource to build an elaborate tower to woo a female, some birds like the manakin will rely on its impressive dance steps; the red-capped manakin would take Michael Jackson's exotic moonwalk to the cleaners. During mating seasons, this South American bird would head to the 'leks' (designated courtship gatherings takes place in trees). The much primer birds often known as the Alpha males would claim an eloquent branch as their dance floor.
The dance of the male manakin looks so much like a fast-paced moonwalk across tree branches, which is balanced up with clicks and vibration noises that would entice the females.
7. Swans
The many difficulties these beautiful birds are made to endure, and all the time spent during migration, probably hold the greatest part of the responsibility for the way they develop long-term partnerships. Swans live on the land, but are always in close proximity to water bodies. They mostly prefer wetlands, streams and rivers; no matter if it’s fresh, salt or brackish water. Their temperature preference ranges between warm climates to polar climates, and are said to choose these types of environment based on the nesting habits and diet inclination they might develop.
Maybe they think love is forever and have no problem with long distance relationships, because it has been observed that swans reunite with their former partners during mating seasons.
8. Beavers
The beaver is said to be the largest rodent in North America. Male and female beavers are said to look for a mate, pair up at the age of 3, and start a colony. Both male and female beavers care for their young ones, and do so until they’re mature and that usually takes two years. At this stage, young beavers would leave the colony and find mates of their own.A beaver’s home is built with materials like branches and mud, with underwater passages fashioned inside them, they also make a dry space in their home which holds the purpose of nesting and feeding, they also make an air hole at the top of their home.
They have been observed to build dens and burrows along the bank of rivers; these burrows are very well hidden from enemies.Most couples are known to stay together forever.
9. French Angelfish
These adorable fishes are found along the coasts of Florida, down to the Brazilian coasts, and all the way through the Caribbean coasts. French angelfishes form monogamous bonds that last till death, and it’s almost impossible to find a lone French angelfish. Pairs of angelfish do everything together; that is sleeping, hunting, travelling, fighting predators, and if fishes like them ever had the need to go to shopping malls, we can assure you they would totally do it together.
The angelfish are very co-dependent; their joined-at-the-hip life approach ensures there is always their partner there to watch their backs. The French angelfishes eat mostly detritus and algae, while the juveniles eat bacteria, and would even eat it off the back of other fishes.
10. Bald Eagles
The National symbols of America – Bald eagles, are one of the most loyal animal species when it comes to keeping partners. They reach sexual maturity at about the age of four. At this age; a male would begin performing courtship ritual displays to woo a female partner. Once it has successfully enticed a partner over, they decide on a nesting spot and mostly spend the rest of their lives together. Bald eagles lay between 1 and 3 eggs, and both partners spend time protecting and incubating the eggs - they often rotate this role- until they hatch.
When the hatchlings emerge, the female bald eagle spends almost all her time nurturing the chicks, while the male eagle hunts. When the hatchlings mature, they take off and go on their own.
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