Animals display

Certain rituals 

When courting

For many that live 

In herds

There may not be 

A great deal of problems

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However,  for some

Animals that live

Solitary lives

The question is

How do they

Find a mate?

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It’s through communication

Of sounds and scent

The leopard

As soon as her cubs

Are grown

And out of her protection

Begins making guttural sounds

To attract a mate

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Many animals that are ready

To mate decide on a partner

That they determine to be

Psychical fit and show

They’ve an adequate

Supply of food

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In most cases after mating

The male departs

To mate with others

Leaving the females

To raise the young

By themselves

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One specie in which

The female

Takes on a different role

Is the red phalarope

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This bird is in the Arctic

Is colorful, lives in streams

Wades through puddles 

And like males

Mate with many partners

And leaves its partner

To incubate and raise the young

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Very few animals

Have one partner for life

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