so watching this I don’t know too much about birds-of-paradise before actually
about birds-of-paradise before actually
about birds-of-paradise before actually seeing his presentation and you see a
seeing his presentation and you see a
seeing his presentation and you see a lot of courtship preparing for courtship
lot of courtship preparing for courtship
lot of courtship preparing for courtship training for courtship do they do
training for courtship do they do
training for courtship do they do anything else not really I like to think
anything else not really I like to think
anything else not really I like to think of mail but if you got the message yeah
of mail but if you got the message yeah
of mail but if you got the message yeah you did
you did
you did mail birds of paradise are basically you
mail birds of paradise are basically you
mail birds of paradise are basically you know mating machines they’ve evolved by
know mating machines they’ve evolved by
know mating machines they’ve evolved by female choice to do little else males
female choice to do little else males
female choice to do little else males play no role in parental care there’s an
play no role in parental care there’s an
play no role in parental care there’s an abundance of fruit so they can get out
abundance of fruit so they can get out
abundance of fruit so they can get out and forage quickly and then get back to
and forage quickly and then get back to
and forage quickly and then get back to that display site in the hopes that a
that display site in the hopes that a
that display site in the hopes that a female will show up they spend eight to
female will show up they spend eight to
female will show up they spend eight to nine months out of the year on or next
nine months out of the year on or next
nine months out of the year on or next to those courtship display sites waiting
to those courtship display sites waiting
to those courtship display sites waiting for females to show up and if you’re not
for females to show up and if you’re not
for females to show up and if you’re not one of the chosen males you’re waiting
one of the chosen males you’re waiting
one of the chosen males you’re waiting that whole time and nobody’s there and
that whole time and nobody’s there and
that whole time and nobody’s there and you’re doing practice displays if you’re
you’re doing practice displays if you’re
you’re doing practice displays if you’re one of the lucky few that all the
one of the lucky few that all the
one of the lucky few that all the females are converging on then you’re
females are converging on then you’re
females are converging on then you’re busy throughout those eight months the
busy throughout those eight months the
busy throughout those eight months the other months they’re only reason why
other months they’re only reason why
other months they’re only reason why you’re not displaying is because all
you’re not displaying is because all
you’re not displaying is because all birds have to change out their feathers
birds have to change out their feathers
birds have to change out their feathers every year and they have tumult and lose
every year and they have tumult and lose
every year and they have tumult and lose all those incredible feathers and that
all those incredible feathers and that
all those incredible feathers and that takes an enormous amount of energy
takes an enormous amount of energy
takes an enormous amount of energy because their feathers are pretty
because their feathers are pretty
because their feathers are pretty extreme so they spend a lot of time
extreme so they spend a lot of time
extreme so they spend a lot of time eating not to mention they just look
eating not to mention they just look
eating not to mention they just look absolutely ridiculous without their
absolutely ridiculous without their
absolutely ridiculous without their feathers and even if females were
feathers and even if females were
feathers and even if females were interested in them they probably
interested in them they probably
interested in them they probably wouldn’t choose to mate with those males
wouldn’t choose to mate with those males
wouldn’t choose to mate with those males at that time because you know it looks
at that time because you know it looks
at that time because you know it looks like somebody dancing without their
like somebody dancing without their
like somebody dancing without their wardrobe on it’s just ridiculous
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