Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species appear to shape-shift as they elongate plumes of feathers, fan their wings, or ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers. A recent study by the American Museum of Natural History ...
Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of natural bright colors -- and no, we’re not talking about the plant. A recent study out of the American Museum of Natural History found the shades and hues ...
Greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male, native to southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia. (Photo by: Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Many marine ...
Elaborate poses, tufts of feathers, flamboyant shuffles along an immaculate forest floor — male birds-of-paradise have many ways to woo a potential mate. But now, by examining prepared specimens at ...
Scientists found biofluorescence in most species of birds-of-paradise, including the emperor bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi), shown here from the American Museum of Natural History's ...
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