Uploaded by BBCWorldwide on Apr 9, 2009
David Attenborough reveals how male birds use both extraordinary displays and bizarre rituals in order to turn a females head, and how for many species its girl power that rules the dating game. Curassows and guans have bizarre calls that sound just like dropping bombs and electric drills. On the Galapagos Islands, frigate birds pump up their vivid red throat pouches. While the tiny fairy wren of southern Australia is revealed as the most promiscuous bird in the world.
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love it!
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an incridible intellegent !!!!!!! what a birds
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i love davids bird vids :DD!
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22:30 That first male found some axe sprayer.
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Thank you BBC for bringing more documentaries to youtube!!!!
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David Attenbourogh does alot of these series including: The Life of Mammals; The Private Life of Plants; Trails of Life; Life on Earth; Life in Cold- Blood; Life in the Undergrowth; Galapagos; Life...all are great! Sir David has the greatest, most enduring voice ever. I sincerely have a HARD time listening to anyone else do commentary after watching so many of these series!
9 months ago 4
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truly amazing.cant get enough.simply amazing,these guys have soooo much patience and passion for what they do!
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Woah, this episode is a juicy one. I didn't know that a documentary with bird mating could still be G rated. The albatrosses, grebes and swans are so romantic. Aww <3 Birds also have polygamy and cheating. That female hedge sparrow was a sly one. Although she already has a mate, she tricked another male into believing he fathered her chicks. There was a variety of game birds with visual displays. One was a capercallie, which chaised David out of his territory. LOL
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@CrystalSnowfire birds of Galapagos island never confronted predators so people can get close to them and it won't scare them away.. 10:20
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This man is my idol and I hope to one day become like him, travel the world and make documentaries. Plus, we watch these movies in class, lol.
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This is AMAZING!!!!!!!
sbhuiyan 2 years ago 14
He returns to a specific spot everyday, staying for a few hours at a time so the animals can become acclimated to his presence
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