A cikin wannan lokacin, maza suna yin gwagwarmaya a kan mata da kuma yanki ta hanyar yin gwagwarmaya da juna a kan kafafunsu na baya, tare da wanda ya rasa a ƙarshe ya kasance a ƙasa. Wadannan maza suna iya yin amai ko kuma suyi ba'a a lokacin da suke shirin yin gwagwarmaya. Mai nasara na gwagwarmaya zai yi amfani da harshensa mai tsawo a kan mace don samun bayani game da karɓarta. Mata suna adawa da tsayayya da yatsunsu da hakora a lokacin farkon matakai na courtship. Sabili da haka, namiji dole ne ya hana mace a lokacin coitus don kauce wa rauni. Sauran nunawar courtship sun hada da maza suna rubbing su chin a kan mace, da wuya scratches zuwa baya, da kuma licking.
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