Naming the Birds of Paradise | Nat Geo Live

so this this story actually begins about

so this this story actually begins about 490 years ago almost 500 years ago and

490 years ago almost 500 years ago and

490 years ago almost 500 years ago and we’re going to take a little historical

we’re going to take a little historical

we’re going to take a little historical backtrack before we actually go on our

backtrack before we actually go on our

backtrack before we actually go on our on our expedition to talk about this

on our expedition to talk about this

on our expedition to talk about this extraordinary beauty if you look over

extraordinary beauty if you look over

extraordinary beauty if you look over here at these islands this is a home

here at these islands this is a home

here at these islands this is a home ihara island and right here are these

ihara island and right here are these

ihara island and right here are these two little islands and these are the

two little islands and these are the

two little islands and these are the legendary Spice Islands of Fame so

legendary Spice Islands of Fame so

legendary Spice Islands of Fame so here’s a zoom in there’s the Spice

here’s a zoom in there’s the Spice

here’s a zoom in there’s the Spice Islands and this one here is the island

Islands and this one here is the island

Islands and this one here is the island of turnip day and it was here that’s

of turnip day and it was here that’s

of turnip day and it was here that’s about five hundred years ago the whole

about five hundred years ago the whole

about five hundred years ago the whole European world was basically enthralled

European world was basically enthralled

European world was basically enthralled with trying to get here and find faster

with trying to get here and find faster

with trying to get here and find faster trade routes in order to move spices

trade routes in order to move spices

trade routes in order to move spices which were the most valuable commodity

which were the most valuable commodity

which were the most valuable commodity at the time to Europe and in fact this

at the time to Europe and in fact this

at the time to Europe and in fact this is what sent Magellan on his

is what sent Magellan on his

is what sent Magellan on his circumnavigation of the globe was to try

circumnavigation of the globe was to try

circumnavigation of the globe was to try to find a faster route to get there and

to find a faster route to get there and

to find a faster route to get there and over overcome the the Portuguese and

over overcome the the Portuguese and

over overcome the the Portuguese and this is a photograph of the island after

this is a photograph of the island after

this is a photograph of the island after not de that’s the other island there –

not de that’s the other island there –

not de that’s the other island there – dorri you can see these volcanic spires

dorri you can see these volcanic spires

dorri you can see these volcanic spires and it was in these waters here where

and it was in these waters here where

and it was in these waters here where Magellan’s crew came to rest and started

Magellan’s crew came to rest and started

Magellan’s crew came to rest and started trading with Sultan’s and we’re working

trading with Sultan’s and we’re working

trading with Sultan’s and we’re working out basically trade routes and making

out basically trade routes and making

out basically trade routes and making agreements with the king of Spain in

agreements with the king of Spain in

agreements with the king of Spain in order to become wealthy themselves and

order to become wealthy themselves and

order to become wealthy themselves and of course they were filling the cargo

of course they were filling the cargo

of course they were filling the cargo holds of these ships with cloves and

holds of these ships with cloves and

holds of these ships with cloves and nutmeg and spice but the Sultan’s of

nutmeg and spice but the Sultan’s of

nutmeg and spice but the Sultan’s of these islands they wanted to give

these islands they wanted to give

these islands they wanted to give something to the king of Spain that

something to the king of Spain that

something to the king of Spain that would be you know the most valuable

would be you know the most valuable

would be you know the most valuable thing that they could imagine and for

thing that they could imagine and for

thing that they could imagine and for them that was a handful of these

them that was a handful of these

them that was a handful of these incredibly plumed birds that they had

incredibly plumed birds that they had

incredibly plumed birds that they had acquired from one of the alleyway way

acquired from one of the alleyway way

acquired from one of the alleyway way posts within there in their territories

posts within there in their territories

posts within there in their territories in their domains and they gave them to

in their domains and they gave them to

in their domains and they gave them to Magellan’s crew to return back to the to

Magellan’s crew to return back to the to

Magellan’s crew to return back to the to the king of Spain and these birds had

the king of Spain and these birds had

the king of Spain and these birds had been prepared in the traditional New

been prepared in the traditional New

been prepared in the traditional New Guinean way which was that they’re the

Guinean way which was that they’re the

Guinean way which was that they’re the wings had been cut off and their legs

wings had been cut off and their legs

wings had been cut off and their legs had been cut off they had been basically

had been cut off they had been basically

had been cut off they had been basically shrink dried around the stick to really

shrink dried around the stick to really

shrink dried around the stick to really accentuate those incredible feathers and

accentuate those incredible feathers and

accentuate those incredible feathers and when Magellan he was dead actually by

when Magellan he was dead actually by

when Magellan he was dead actually by the time he got here but his crew

the time he got here but his crew

the time he got here but his crew when time is fleet got here but his crew

when time is fleet got here but his crew

when time is fleet got here but his crew took those back to Europe and they

took those back to Europe and they

took those back to Europe and they caused quite a sensation so in the

caused quite a sensation so in the

caused quite a sensation so in the sixteenth century

sixteenth century

sixteenth century the chroniclers of the Magellan voyage

the chroniclers of the Magellan voyage

the chroniclers of the Magellan voyage went all around Europe and we’re sharing

went all around Europe and we’re sharing

went all around Europe and we’re sharing you know the great stories of their

you know the great stories of their

you know the great stories of their adventure and one of the things they did

adventure and one of the things they did

adventure and one of the things they did is they took this greater bird of

is they took this greater bird of

is they took this greater bird of paradise plumes that were given to the

paradise plumes that were given to the

paradise plumes that were given to the king of Spain from from the kings in the

king of Spain from from the kings in the

king of Spain from from the kings in the spice Island and they took it to Rome

spice Island and they took it to Rome

spice Island and they took it to Rome and in Rome they presented it to the

and in Rome they presented it to the

and in Rome they presented it to the Pope and at the time there were these

Pope and at the time there were these

Pope and at the time there were these great artists who were there on their

great artists who were there on their

great artists who were there on their pilgrimages to to Rome in order to

pilgrimages to to Rome in order to

pilgrimages to to Rome in order to create their incredible works of art

create their incredible works of art

create their incredible works of art during the Renaissance and some of them

during the Renaissance and some of them

during the Renaissance and some of them painted and incorporated these wingless

painted and incorporated these wingless

painted and incorporated these wingless legless birds that could only be

legless birds that could only be

legless birds that could only be explained as having come from the

explained as having come from the

explained as having come from the earthly Garden of Eden that is they were

earthly Garden of Eden that is they were

earthly Garden of Eden that is they were the birds from paradise and that’s where

the birds from paradise and that’s where

the birds from paradise and that’s where they got their name