The Bowerbird's Grand Performance! | Life Story | BBC Earth

in papua new guinea the bauer bird has lovingly reconstructed and redecorated its power another visitor this time it is a female this is just where he wants her to start the show first it expands its pupils alternately it is a strangely fascinating display a warming point accompanied by a call strange and hissing from deep in his throat now it's time for his big

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he flaps his wing like a matador's cape she seems to be paralyzed this is certainly striking but it seems like he needs to do it more generously she drops him a hint, it's the bird equivalent of a bouquet of flowers, everything is going so well that it's time to get physical with some headbutts to the chest, one last flourish to crown weeks of effort, but something is wrong, his rival is back and at the worst possible moment possible, what should? what it does for women the moment is gone sometimes no matter what you do things just don't work out for you