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Dancing with the Birds

He's a bird of paradise, a Carola's parotia, and his name's Bob

He's a bird of paradise, a Carola's parotia, and his name's Bob

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He's a bird of paradise,
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a Carola's parotia,
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and his name's Bob.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:57
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

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.
Bob is obsessed with tidiness. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
Bob is obsessed with tidiness.
Female Carolas don't visit messy display courts. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
Female Carolas don't visit messy display courts.
Carolas spend more time rehearsing their displays - Dancing with the Birds 00:06
Carolas spend more time rehearsing their displays
The ballerina is just one of nine carefully choreographed moves. - Dancing with the Birds 00:06
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 00:10
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 00:05
Even the pauses between moves are important to the routine.
And it's not just what he does but where. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
And it's not just what he does but where.
Dancing under his perch is crucial, - Dancing with the Birds 00:07
Dancing under his perch is crucial,
But even the most serious dancer can tire of practicing. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
But even the most serious dancer can tire of practicing.
A juvenile male - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
A juvenile male
One day, they'll both have their own courts - Dancing with the Birds 00:07
One day, they'll both have their own courts
This youngster wants to stick around - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
This youngster wants to stick around
When you're a Carola's parotia, - Dancing with the Birds 00:06
When you're a Carola's parotia,
To succeed, Bob knows his routine must be faultless. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
To succeed, Bob knows his routine must be faultless.
So it's practice, practice, practice. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
So it's practice, practice, practice.
This one seems interested in him, - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
This one seems interested in him,
Bob opens with a perch pivot, - Dancing with the Birds 00:06
Bob opens with a perch pivot,
With the female getting closer, it's time for move two. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
With the female getting closer, it's time for move two.
Then smartly onto move three, - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
Then smartly onto move three,
The mossy carpet helps keep Bob's feet firmly on the ground. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
The mossy carpet helps keep Bob's feet firmly on the gr...