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Dancing with the Birds

When you're a Carola's parotia, there's no such thing as downtime

When you're a Carola's parotia, there's no such thing as downtime

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When you're a Carola's parotia,
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there's no such thing as downtime.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:48
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary
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N/A

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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.
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...
He could prove trouble but Bob must press on. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
He could prove trouble but Bob must press on.
A Carola display could last hours. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
A Carola display could last hours.
The arrival of a second male is more worrying. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
The arrival of a second male is more worrying.
Suddenly, Bob's surrounded by rivals, - Dancing with the Birds 00:06
Suddenly, Bob's surrounded by rivals,
If he loses focus now, she may visit one of their courts instead. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
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 00:04
But all that noise is just too distracting.
It's a badge of ownership, a Carola's way of saying: - Dancing with the Birds 00:07
It's a badge of ownership, a Carola's way of sayin...
Has she lost interest, - Dancing with the Birds 00:06
Has she lost interest,
Fortunately, - Dancing with the Birds 00:08
Fortunately,
So it's back to business, and the second round of court hops. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
So it's back to business, and the second round of court...
Now on to the next move: - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
Now on to the next move:
Number six, - Dancing with the Birds 00:07
Number six,
So it's time for moves seven, eight and nine. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
So it's time for moves seven, eight and nine.