Mating Machines | Nat Geo Live

so watching this I don’t know too much

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