Saxony greater bird of paradise - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife

[7Somerset]

Dumb question but are all birds of paradise one species with different breeds?

[brad0544]

 *smack smack smack smack smack*

[Trund27]

I love love love nature so much

[DucksInMayonnaise]

At four, the first physical contact. "Oh yeah, who's your daddy girl, who's your daddy. You like it?! Yeah let me spank you a little more". wtf LOL

[Trund27]

@DucksInMayonnaise LOL!!! Totally!

[Teddybearboy]

It's just like the human world, isn't it? The one who's the roughest and slaps them around hardest always gets the girls.

[TPishek]

IT'S A TRAP

[radtwelve]

isn't Papua/Irian Jaya their natural habitat?

[2footgiraffe]

what series is this from? Life of Birds, Planet Earth?

[CaptainMelons]

LOL he mistook the last one for a female.

[1nterwebs]

That one bird is a pure pimp , getting all the ladies.

[Angaraman]

birds are weird. awesome, but weird.

[Boowee1515]

bitch got pecked hard!

[Brady2k10]

Instead what they do is make us work like fucking slaves for 1 house to live in, 1 car and a few holidays now and then... wow.

I believe we only get this one life and i dont like the fucking rules, i dont. Work my ass off for 1 house to live in? Whilst some billionaire has a dam island he lives on, its not fair. If we all had the things we want then everyone would be happy and we could still work, that would be better.

[anthonylsk]

frankly speaking u dunt need money to live in the society its juz how u wan to shape up urself status on ur society

have a open mind u only need food to survive in ur society and u can use 2 hour to get that and the rest u can do whatever u want

sheltering is everywhere u dunt need a house or bungalow walkway is enough to shelter u from sun and rain

all those electricity car h/phone computer is NOT needed for u to live its juz status and if u wan status u have to work for it

path to enlightment

[mikontisot]

This is the Greater bird of paradise, not the king of Saxony!

[Brady2k10]

one house to live in... one car... sure having a wife and lovely kids is the best thing of all but of that but why should we have to work all our lives just for the right to live? for food, water, medicine and shelter. Why cant i go out and claim a piece of land, chop down wood from some trees build a house there and have a nice big farm for myself? Why cos its the governments land? i have just as much right as anyone else living, even the queen. Society has branded her the queen.

[under00ground]

you can just go out and do that noting realy stops you

[Brady2k10]

so i can go out right now and start chopping down trees for wood? Build a house on a spare bit of land? I dont kno what world ur living in m8 but u cant do that here.

[under00ground]

if the place you live in got wood why not. Fuck the goverment, or you dont realy care about it? just wanted to say somthing

[Brady2k10]

nah i mean like, is it just me or does everyone get pissed off about the way we live, like society.. like for example, why cant i go and claim a piece of land for my own? Im just the same as everyone else, president, the queen but society has branded them more important than me because society is wrong, well the society we have is wrong. There should ne no poverty what so ever, we called all live in mansions and work hard but have all the things we want too.

[under00ground]

if you dont like society then dont follow its rulles

[Brady2k10]

believe me i try not too

[3bdomarley]

wow,, realyy like wat u said,, *respect*... but den wat could we doo,,,

[seejay23]

@Brady2k10

you contradict yourself, brady. you say society is wrong because you cant have a huge mansion and have the same job as anyone else. the only reason that mansions and jobs even exist is because of society. im not saying youre incorrect, i agree with what your saying. but if you feel that strongly about it; i say just remove society completely. material possessions are just worthless imo, we shouldnt need a house. were just weak enough to want them, and smart enough to build them

[equinette19]

I have a new move for the bedroom

[cjoemex]

looks like the male bird is slaping the female bird ..."bitch wheres my coffee"...

[iYachiru1]

one shot for each female..rather fast :(

[Brady2k10]

Just because we're all born into society that dont mean we aint got them instincts in us, we all have it, and sometimes i think its wrong that we have society... i mean sometimes i feel trapped by society itself. Why shud the people that rule a country get to chose what i can and cannot do eh? This isnt their world despite who they are, every human is equal and should have the same rights as everyone else. Animals have the same rights we have, this planet is thers as much as it is ours.

[DjNgatiDread]

Just realised I was talking to a teenager. Rats! You dont get it and are only touching on the surface. I hate to inform you but YOU ARE A SLAVE. To the system and to your ignorance. You obviously didnt know already but Insects do rule the world. Where do you think your vegetables come from? They need fertilisation from insects without them we would have no food. You are a slave to society and insects wake up or should I say BAAAAAAAAA sheep.

[devowhipit]

I agree that animals have rights and people should learn about them but i think you should speak for yourself about society.

Just because you feel "trapped" doesn't mean it applies to all. Humans are social creatures which is why the societies formed in the first place.

You can go live off the grid if you want, no one will care. Try out these "instincts" you think we still have.

You're not a slave. It IS a free world, but there must be law. Grow up and get through the immature anarchical stage.

[Brady2k10]

we all have instincts whether you believe it or not. We didnt become no.1 for nothing u know? its not a free world its anything but a free world. Its my life so why shud the government have a say over what i can and cannot do with my life? maybe i dont want to be social, many do but maybe i dont and im sure there are many others like me who dont like working for shit their whole lives and then dying. You're just an idiot, im not immature, i kno how this world works.

[devowhipit]

*Sigh*

There ARE people like that. I didn't tell you to conform to society. It's called living 'off the grid,' away from society. If you don't like it so much, all i was saying was do that, if you can pull yourself away from the computer.

Since you seem to be all about rights, why do you seem to be so against about my ideas on instincts? I can have ideas. I don't believe we have instincts in the way animals do, we have know-how and used tools to gain our spot.

You don't have to be here.

[Brady2k10]

Im stating my opinion, how am i supposed to live "off the grid" i dont have enough money to do that. Of course i can pull myself away from the computer, what kind of immature comment is that? Im not so against your ideas on instincts, if you was on a plane and it crashed and you was on a desert island, would you know how to survive? Your instinct would be to survive by any means possible. All society is, its a shield and we work our asses off our whole lives and for what? one house or something?

[devowhipit]

Imo, many would die when stranded cuz they are either dumb and don't try to figure things out or because humans aren't born with instincts (or if we do, its lost). We learn. And true, because of society, we aren't as capable anymore.

Life is bullshit sometimes and money sucks and the world IS corrupt, but life is also what you make it. That's how one isn't a slave.

I'm not trying to be a bitch here (sry if I was), but calling me an idiot was unwarranted. I'm just talking (well, typing).

[Brady2k10]

yeah you're right, i apologise for calling you an idiot, that was immature of me. And yes the world if corrupt... and i guess that all i can do in the long run is accept it and like you said, life it what you make it.

[devowhipit]

Go steal a car if that's what you want to do, but know you will be jailed. That's the difference between slavery and law.

I find it immature (and ironically funny) that you quickly call me an idiot for no reason. Why?

I called you immature because you are just a kid spouting off controversial statements as if they were overt facts. Maybe you even wanted this sort of conflict.

I'm only nineteen, and I know enough to say I don't know anything.

This could help you IF you were truly open minded.

[Brady2k10]

to be here as we do and its cruel to leave them out there whilst we ruinig their habitats and turn our head the other way hoping someone else will deal with the problem. All of us have just as much right as anyone else on this planet, i have as much right as the queen does. Although "society" wouldnt agree. But its the truth. She was labelled as an important person by society as it grew. The point here is that even a spider has the same right as i do to live free on this planet.

[Brady2k10]

i could watch his shows all day, its like takin a trip out of the real world and entering a fantasy world, i mean hardly any of us get to visit these places and actually look at these animals... i think its rediculous tht we live here and we dont know much about the animals we share our planet with... they're here with us all and we shud look after them as we're the "top dogs" on this word

[pahkwesikan1]

yea i agree and interestingly enough i could watch "bugging with ruud" as well... i agree with you again on the fact that people do not know much about the other animals in the world besides humans. I talk to them about things like mergansers and fritillaries... then they go "WTF R DEY?". its annoying. there are people in the world (I think its

Hinduism) where they think of themselves as guardians for the other animals in the world (there was a place in india that does this). :D

[Brady2k10]

Yes, but the truth is, Humans, me and you we're not supposed to be living in a "society" as crazy as that may sound its true. We are just like animals, just because we're the smartest that shouldnt mean we've gotta live as slaves in society, we should be free too. We all have the survival instincts in us, but we only trigger them instincts when we really have to, most of us wont ever need too. I dont think living in a society is healthy for humans. The animals have just as much right to be here

[pahkwesikan1]

uhm... i know.

[DjNgatiDread]

This is a contradiction in terms. IF we were the smartest creatures on Earth then we certainly wouldnt be slaves now would we? Instinct was always there in the beginning of life its only when you wouldnt stop watching the screen that it stop talking to you. Funny thing is there are only a few with true instinct now the rest are all sheep including 99% of the people who are going to read this comment. And honestly just worry about yourself because no body else will.

[Brady2k10]

well i dont see any slaves around do you? Slaves has absolutely NOTHING to do with us being the smartest on this planet. Do you think if Ants could get all spiders to be ther slaves they wouldnt do it? Of course they would but they dont have the brain or the muscle to do that. My dad says if ants were the size of humans then they'd probably end up taking us over because they outnumber us and they're really smart for their size.

[Amerizuelan]

All that hassel for a plain girl!

[Keishiron123456789]

imagine what they do for a fancy one D:

[Flighn]

How did they get the pull up that high in the first place. I wish I could watch one of the, "Making Of", of one of these series.

[naldos2003]

sadist bird

[pasfresh123]

"attended to"!! LOL how very british.

[radtwelve]

seriously every time I see birds mate, i don't get it. first it's so quick and isn't it not that easy to find the 'hole' when it's covered with feathers. and it looks like the 'hole' is on the back of the bird

[leonelfran]

LOOOOL, watch the weird bird of paradise of Argentina. Amazing video.

[SinsofMen]

@leonelfran Argentina doesn't have ANY paradise birds. They're exclusive for New Guinea.

[VenusMonkey]

Slapped around,fucked,then left to raise the baby alone...why that's the same mating ritual of most the gals in my town!

[VenomousCarnage69]

LOL!

[puppielover1994]

that mistake was funny

[Fi5hB8]

LMAO at the bird's 'mistake' at the end.

[realmp]

man, it's hard to score as a bird, too much work

[esoervik]

on the other hand, no parenting. woohoo!

[brick4sale]

I love bird-mating rituals.

[yossirox]

good stuff....thats all the father does...fuck...!!lucky dad

[critterfreak83]

Truly gorgeous birds. I thought it was funny how that one male had TWO females lined up for him! If you like my plumage, and you think I'm sexy...

[ehdre]

hahaha...vanity for the birds ^_^

[gijoekills]

come on birdy let me know

[jellybean2293]

he has accomplished so much, i'd give almost anything to visit the places and know as much

[llorenth]

How he beats those females before he mates with them! Ah, sadomasochism in the wild. David Attenborough for PM! :)

[apokryltaros]

I really like how that one male made a mistake at the end...

[MusicMan20061210]

One just has to make sure the rope and branch is strong enough,so as not to enter paradise accidentally.

[elvispresleyweeps]

I want to be David Attenborough. But since that's not possible, I'll just worship him as a bloody superior human being.

[NekoJenn]

Here here!

[Gatowoman]

Here three!!!

[sillyluc]

wtf

[sirchrisk]

lol wut