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Dancing with the Birds

From ruffling their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunt their best moves in hopes of landing a mate.

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Huw Cordey

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Everything seems to be going
like clockwork. - Dancing with the Birds

Everything seems to be going like clockwork.

And this is his only contribution
to fatherhood. - Dancing with the Birds

And this is his only contribution to fatherhood.

Bowerbirds play the mating game alone. - Dancing with the Birds

Bowerbirds play the mating game alone.

But in the jungles of Central
and South America, - Dancing with the Birds

But in the jungles of Central and South America,

Every morning, a posse of males
gathers in this patch of forest - Dancing with the Birds

Every morning, a posse of males gathers in this patch of for...

They're not exactly friends
but they need one another to succeed. - Dancing with the Birds

They're not exactly friends but they need one another t...

So, chaos must give way to order. - Dancing with the Birds

So, chaos must give way to order.

This is a communal display ground, - Dancing with the Birds

This is a communal display ground,

At the lek, - Dancing with the Birds

And the more males there are, - Dancing with the Birds

And the more males there are,

Teamwork is even more important
for some performers in Panama. - Dancing with the Birds

Teamwork is even more important for some performers in Panam...

This is the dancing perch - Dancing with the Birds

This is the dancing perch

But to attract a female, - Dancing with the Birds

But to attract a female,

The manakins here
are part of a 21-year study, - Dancing with the Birds

The manakins here are part of a 21-year study,

Rehearsal over, - Dancing with the Birds

Rehearsal over,

Now, they show her their stage
with a round of flybys. - Dancing with the Birds

Now, they show her their stage with a round of flybys.

The wingman's only here - Dancing with the Birds

The wingman's only here

But, before deciding, - Dancing with the Birds

But, before deciding,

At the cock-of-the-rock lek, - Dancing with the Birds

At the cock-of-the-rock lek,

Order restored, each takes his position. - Dancing with the Birds

Order restored, each takes his position.

It takes a trained eye
to spot the prettiest bottom. - Dancing with the Birds

It takes a trained eye to spot the prettiest bottom.

Yeah, okay, it's not exactly Swan Lake, - Dancing with the Birds

Yeah, okay, it's not exactly Swan Lake,

But is this male as impressive...
up close? - Dancing with the Birds

But is this male as impressive... up close?

There are still other females
to win over, - Dancing with the Birds

There are still other females to win over,

Research has shown that most matings - Dancing with the Birds

Research has shown that most matings

But only the females know - Dancing with the Birds

But only the females know

Still, until the last female's gone,
there's always hope. - Dancing with the Birds

Still, until the last female's gone, there's alway...

So, when it's time to go it alone, - Dancing with the Birds

So, when it's time to go it alone,

Last year, this male
was the most successful in the study. - Dancing with the Birds

Last year, this male was the most successful in the study.

Research has shown that older females,
like this one, - Dancing with the Birds

Research has shown that older females, like this one,

So he must dazzle her
with each of his dance moves. - Dancing with the Birds

So he must dazzle her with each of his dance moves.

Now comes the highlight
of the whole performance. - Dancing with the Birds

Now comes the highlight of the whole performance.

Back in New Guinea, - Dancing with the Birds

Back in New Guinea,

The perfect arena, - Dancing with the Birds

The perfect arena,

You could say...
he's the greatest showman. - Dancing with the Birds

You could say... he's the greatest showman.

This is his personal display court. - Dancing with the Birds

This is his personal display court.

He's a bird of paradise, - Dancing with the Birds

He's a bird of paradise,

Bob is obsessed with tidiness. - Dancing with the Birds

Bob is obsessed with tidiness.

Female Carolas
don't visit messy display courts. - Dancing with the Birds

Female Carolas don't visit messy display courts.

Carolas spend more time
rehearsing their displays - Dancing with the Birds

Carolas spend more time rehearsing their displays

The ballerina is just one
of nine carefully choreographed moves. - Dancing with the Birds

The ballerina is just one of nine carefully choreographed mo...

And each will have to be done
in exactly the right order, - Dancing with the Birds

And each will have to be done in exactly the right order,

Even the pauses between moves
are important to the routine. - Dancing with the Birds

Even the pauses between moves are important to the routine.

And it's not just what he does but where. - Dancing with the Birds

And it's not just what he does but where.

Dancing under his perch is crucial, - Dancing with the Birds

Dancing under his perch is crucial,

But even the most serious dancer
can tire of practicing. - Dancing with the Birds

But even the most serious dancer can tire of practicing.

A juvenile male - Dancing with the Birds

A juvenile male

One day,
they'll both have their own courts - Dancing with the Birds

One day, they'll both have their own courts

This youngster wants to stick around - Dancing with the Birds

This youngster wants to stick around

When you're a Carola's parotia, - Dancing with the Birds

When you're a Carola's parotia,

To succeed,
Bob knows his routine must be faultless. - Dancing with the Birds

To succeed, Bob knows his routine must be faultless.

So it's practice, practice, practice. - Dancing with the Birds

So it's practice, practice, practice.

This one seems interested in him, - Dancing with the Birds

This one seems interested in him,

Bob opens with a perch pivot, - Dancing with the Birds

Bob opens with a perch pivot,

With the female getting closer,
it's time for move two. - Dancing with the Birds

With the female getting closer, it's time for move two.

Then smartly onto move three, - Dancing with the Birds

Then smartly onto move three,

The mossy carpet helps keep Bob's feet
firmly on the ground. - Dancing with the Birds

The mossy carpet helps keep Bob's feet firmly on the gr...

He could prove trouble
but Bob must press on. - Dancing with the Birds

He could prove trouble but Bob must press on.

A Carola display could last hours. - Dancing with the Birds

A Carola display could last hours.

The arrival of a second male
is more worrying. - Dancing with the Birds

The arrival of a second male is more worrying.

Suddenly, Bob's surrounded by rivals, - Dancing with the Birds

Suddenly, Bob's surrounded by rivals,

If he loses focus now,
she may visit one of their courts instead. - Dancing with the Birds

If he loses focus now, she may visit one of their courts ins...

But all that noise
is just too distracting. - Dancing with the Birds

But all that noise is just too distracting.

It's a badge of ownership,
a Carola's way of saying: - Dancing with the Birds

It's a badge of ownership, a Carola's way of sayin...

Has she lost interest, - Dancing with the Birds

Has she lost interest,

Fortunately, - Dancing with the Birds

So it's back to business,
and the second round of court hops. - Dancing with the Birds

So it's back to business, and the second round of court...

Now on to the next move: - Dancing with the Birds

Now on to the next move:

Number six, - Dancing with the Birds

So it's time for moves seven,
eight and nine. - Dancing with the Birds

So it's time for moves seven, eight and nine.

The bow, ballerina and head bobs, - Dancing with the Birds

The bow, ballerina and head bobs,

# I was dancing when I was twelve # - Dancing with the Birds

# I was dancing when I was twelve #

# I was dancing when I was out # - Dancing with the Birds

# I was dancing when I was out #

# I danced myself out of the womb # - Dancing with the Birds

# I danced myself out of the womb #

# Is it strange to dance that soon? # - Dancing with the Birds

# Is it strange to dance that soon? #

# I danced myself out of the womb # - Dancing with the Birds

# I danced myself out of the womb #

# Is it strange to dance so late? # - Dancing with the Birds

# Is it strange to dance so late? #

Fluttering wings
are her way of saying: - Dancing with the Birds

Fluttering wings are her way of saying:

But despite Bob's virtuoso performance... - Dancing with the Birds

But despite Bob's virtuoso performance...

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From ruffling their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunt their best moves in hopes of landing a mate.

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Director: Huw Cordey

Writer: Huw Cordey

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Oct 2019

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

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