Mating dance of Himalayan Monal mesmerise netizens

An adorable video of a Himalayan Monal doing a mating dance at Uttarakhand's Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary has went viral on social media and has left netizens mesmerised.

The intriguing video was shared by an IFS officer Parveen Kaswan with the caption, "But nobody can match #Colours of #Nature. Here a #Himalayan #Monal during a mating dance, considered as only footage of such courtship dance of Himalayan Monal in wild. Shot at Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary by staff. All this to attract a female for mating. Amazing nature."

In the shared video, the male bird performs wing flaring, shoulder hunching and intricate dancing sequences to impress the female partner.

This courtship ritual show allows species to choose the best partner & ensure healthy offspring.

Once this news came out in the open, social media has been abuzz with reactions.

A user wrote, "Funny how in nature, male gender is the one with all the flamboyant nature and sass...Cute."

Another wrote, "Dude's got some serious moves."

"It looks like Jadugar Shankar from behind" read one post.

A user remarked, "Getting a girl is always hard for all animal Species...If you get the drift."

The Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal and Impeyan pheasant, is a pheasant native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100-4,500 m (6,900-14,800 ft). It is part of the family Phasianidae and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. IANS