与鸟儿共舞

跳舞的鸟类提供了一个惊人的、轻松的看彩色的男性的交配习惯在新几内亚丛林鸟和其他远程野生动物的温床。旁白史蒂芬·弗莱观察黑色镰刀比尔和冠园丁鸟几乎滑稽地经过他们的运动。基调是乐观和欣赏,甚至嘲笑。例如,卡罗拉的Parotia的编排,一只鸟能惊心动魄的舞步在9个不同的部分,将霸王龙的“宇宙舞者。”Other moves include the unforgettable matador dance, perch bounces, perch pivots, swaying bobs, and the distinctive hop-shake-fluff-shuffle. The twelve-wired Bird-of-Paradise, a guy with twelve thin "wire" feathers hanging from his bright yellow rear end, uses all his attributes to magnetize prospective mates. "Female twelve-wired birds like to be flicked across the face by a male's tale," the narrator informs over images of a female enthusiastically pointing her beak right into the buzz of moving "wires." The King-of-Saxony-Bird-of-Paradise has an odd cha cha, and male birds who work in pairs, Lance-tailed Manakins, leap-frog over each other to charm and impress females. Equally entertaining is the fact that generally the females looking on seem far more like skeptical Olympic gymnastics judges than romance-drunk swooners. That's why some of the hardworking males will never mate no matter how hard they try, no matter how strictly they adhere to rituals, and no matter how many hours they practice. As the film informs us, they are nevertheless programmed to persevere.