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Will contracting and expanding his pupil be the right lure?
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Dancing with the Birds

Will contracting and expanding his pupilbe the right lure?

Will contracting and expanding his pupil
be the right lure?

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Will contracting and expanding his pupil be the right lure?
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:26:40
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
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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.
One more step and she'll be in his bower. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
One more step and she'll be in his bower.
Back at MacGregor's, it's time for the crazy thistle head. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
Back at MacGregor's, it's time for the crazy thist...
He still needs to get her into his bower, - Dancing with the Birds 00:10
He still needs to get her into his bower,
At last, she's right where he wants her. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
At last, she's right where he wants her.
Time for his signature dance: - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
Time for his signature dance:
Oh, dear! The pressure's getting to him. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
Oh, dear! The pressure's getting to him.
Everything seems to be going like clockwork. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
Everything seems to be going like clockwork.
And this is his only contribution to fatherhood. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
And this is his only contribution to fatherhood.
Bowerbirds play the mating game alone. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
Bowerbirds play the mating game alone.
But in the jungles of Central and South America, - Dancing with the Birds 00:09
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 00:09
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 00:05
They're not exactly friends but they need one another t...
So, chaos must give way to order. - Dancing with the Birds 00:04
So, chaos must give way to order.
This is a communal display ground, - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
This is a communal display ground,
At the lek, - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
At the lek,
And the more males there are, - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
And the more males there are,
Teamwork is even more important for some performers in Panama. - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
Teamwork is even more important for some performers in Panam...
This is the dancing perch - Dancing with the Birds 00:06
This is the dancing perch
But to attract a female, - Dancing with the Birds 00:05
But to attract a female,
The manakins here are part of a 21-year study, - Dancing with the Birds 00:08
The manakins here are part of a 21-year study,