Birds of Paradise

While this ritual may not be as strange sounding as some others you’ll read on this list, the male Bird of Paradise has some serious moves. Before continuing with the rest of this article I highly recommend you take a minute to go onto YouTube and have a look for yourself.

The display this little bird puts on to attract a potential mate is quite a spectacular sight, however, his dance moves better be Micheal Jackson levels of smooth if he hopes to win over the watching female. This dance routine of the male Bird of Paradise is not actually an innate skill, it’s something they learn and perfect throughout their youth.

His dance, apart from being awesome, will actually give the female a lot of valuable information about his suitability as a potential mate. She obviously finds these displays sexually irresistible but she can also learn a lot about the males health condition by the color and quality of his feathers. Unfortunately, if she doesn’t find his moves on the dancefloor smooth, she will just walk on to see the next disco dancer.