A fisherman rescues a seal from a net, only to realize she is a Selkie. He hides her skin so she stays.
Weeks later, when Solen came back with a bag of books and a box of dried fruit, Kael met him at the dock. He landed on Solen’s shoulder, tugged a strand of his hair gently, and then flew ahead to the lighthouse—as if escorting him home.
From the elaborate "architecture" of a Bowerbird’s nest to the synchronized swimming of Grebes , animal courtship often mirrors the human effort of "dating" to impress a potential partner. Anthropomorphism: Why We Tell These Stories