1.a)why the two males dance together even though only one male going to mate?
B) what is the evolutionary benefit by this cooperation ?
2)lekking builds a community for males.By this behaviour females Have the chance to choose the best males and pass the good traits to the offspring.we can rule out easily with the information that males are already helping each other in food and living together.further research can be done for more information.
3)if they are helping each other to reproduce
,Then it can be continued as a species as a whole .
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"During the mating season, the males of lekking species gather into small clusters of territories, called leks, or arenas. Each male occupies a small space within the lek, and although the whole area may only be a few meters across, there may be thirty or more males displaying in a large lek. Males dance with frantic intensity, sometimes oblivious to most everything around them, and their intensity increases when females are present. Females visiting...