We analyze the intricate male bird of paradise mating dance and explain how and why he performs the ritual in this way.

Birds of paradise are found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. The manucodes and riflebirds species also dwell in Australia. Birds of paradise are so attractive that their appearance once made ...

black and brown. Regrettably, if you were taking that same walk a year later, your chances of seeing a paradise parrot would be effectively zero, as no live birds were spotted after that date ...

Q: How does this dance look to the lady bird? A: It’s incredible how different it looks from above. You just see a black oval instead of a ballerina with a tutu on. The iridescence of the breast ...

Birds of Paradise are among the most fascinating and ... The Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi), known for its lustrous, blue-black scales, is one of North America's most fascinating ...