Greater sage-grouse strut display
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Uploaded by PatricelliLab on Jun 15, 2008
Male greater sage-grouse strut displays on a lek near Hudson, Wyoming USA. During the spring, males gather on breeding grounds, called leks. Males perform strut displays to court females and define their display territories on the lek. The "burp" sounds occur when males inhale or exhale air from their vocal sac (they inflate their esophagus with air, which we see protruding through 2 colorful regions on their chest during display). A few attractive males will mate with almost all of the females who visit the lek, and most males will not mate at all. Females raise the young on their own.
Filmed with a Sony HDR-FX1 HDV Digital Camcorder.
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duh fuk?
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My milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard!
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lol.
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Those are the strangest birds i have ever seen!
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@UnblownLoad, yeah write your own paper
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this amuses me.
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i have to write what this sage grouse is doing for my college coursework.. can anybody help me out..? i dont have a clue what to write..
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It's Terrible that there are only 40 estimated sage grouse left in Alberta
4 months ago 3
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weird sounds
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oh great theres my mom
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joecortina 2 years ago 44
Great Scott! They can be somewhat adorable sometimes xD
JackCyrus 2 years ago 22