Male ducks use elaborate courtship displays to attract the attention of and earn a pair bond with females. But as this video shows, female ducks do their part in using display behaviors to develop or maintain those pair bonds. The female mallard at the center of this video, is engaging in an “inciting” display, which is used to signal her preference for a mate and encourage it to fend off, or “attack,” other males that may wander too close or otherwise attempt courtship. Note the hen’s posture a
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