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this is the male of the brown sickle

this is the male of the brown sickle bill bird of paradise and this species

bill bird of paradise and this species

bill bird of paradise and this species makes one of these incredible sounds

makes one of these incredible sounds

makes one of these incredible sounds that sounds nothing at all like a bird

that sounds nothing at all like a bird

that sounds nothing at all like a bird in fact the sound that this species

in fact the sound that this species

in fact the sound that this species makes sounds very much like a man-made

makes sounds very much like a man-made

makes sounds very much like a man-made sound and is completely out of place in

sound and is completely out of place in

sound and is completely out of place in the forest let’s take a listen it sounds

the forest let’s take a listen it sounds

the forest let’s take a listen it sounds like a jackhammer or a pneumatic gun or

like a jackhammer or a pneumatic gun or

like a jackhammer or a pneumatic gun or perhaps a machine gun a really

perhaps a machine gun a really

perhaps a machine gun a really interesting story about this this

interesting story about this this

interesting story about this this species was during World War two when

species was during World War two when

species was during World War two when the Japanese had occupied the north

the Japanese had occupied the north

the Japanese had occupied the north coast of New Guinea on their push to try

coast of New Guinea on their push to try

coast of New Guinea on their push to try to basically get to Australia during the

to basically get to Australia during the

to basically get to Australia during the War of the Pacific and the Allies were

War of the Pacific and the Allies were

War of the Pacific and the Allies were fighting to keep them out right along

fighting to keep them out right along

fighting to keep them out right along the mountainous edge of eastern New

the mountainous edge of eastern New

the mountainous edge of eastern New Guinea and as the Japanese were making

Guinea and as the Japanese were making

Guinea and as the Japanese were making their way up over those mountains

their way up over those mountains

their way up over those mountains on their march trying to get to Port

on their march trying to get to Port

on their march trying to get to Port Moresby the rumor has it that when they

Moresby the rumor has it that when they

Moresby the rumor has it that when they got up to these high elevations where

got up to these high elevations where

got up to these high elevations where this species occurred the male black

this species occurred the male black

this species occurred the male black stick of bills doing the same thing he

stick of bills doing the same thing he

stick of bills doing the same thing he does every day advertising for female to

does every day advertising for female to

does every day advertising for female to come to his territory and all the

come to his territory and all the

come to his territory and all the Japanese soldiers are you know hitting

Japanese soldiers are you know hitting

Japanese soldiers are you know hitting the deck thinking they’re under fire

the deck thinking they’re under fire

the deck thinking they’re under fire from the Allied soldiers and they’re

from the Allied soldiers and they’re

from the Allied soldiers and they’re their Papua New Guinean guides were like

their Papua New Guinean guides were like

their Papua New Guinean guides were like what’s going on fellas it’s just the

what’s going on fellas it’s just the

what’s going on fellas it’s just the bird but one of those really amazing

bird but one of those really amazing

bird but one of those really amazing sounds like nothing else in the animal

sounds like nothing else in the animal

sounds like nothing else in the animal kingdom

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