The female enters the male’s territory. She is silent. The male switches from the aggressive "Song A" to the intimate "Song B"—a chattering, low-frequency purr.
In the dense, humid rainforests of Central and West Africa, a biological clock ticks down to zero as the dry season wanes. The air, thick with the scent of ripe fruit and damp earth, becomes a stage for one of the most extraordinary reproductive rituals in the animal kingdom. This is the . bel ami mating season
By Dr. Elena Voss, Wildlife Ethologist
Finding a lek is the first challenge for the observer. These arenas are located in specific "echo chambers"—fallen hollow logs or the crooks of strangler figs where sound acoustics are perfect. Up to twenty males may occupy a single lek, spaced exactly four meters apart. The female enters the male’s territory