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BBC - Attenborough In Paradise (1996) | Index |
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| 0:15 | Disc 1 in New Guinea. Alfred Russel Wallace describes | 7:20 | Greater Bird of Paradise male "bows": head down | 7:25 | Greater Bird of Paradise female lets male strike her |
| 8:00 | Greater Bird of Paradise mating | 9:00 | Male tries to court immature male | 10:10 | 16th century drawings; 200 years later; Wallace drawings: 12-wired, sicklebill |
| 12:00 | Black Sicklebill male | 14:40 | Black Sicklebill female | 16:10 | King of Saxony Bird of Paradise male long plumes calling, dancing, tries to mate with tuft of moss |
| 18:50 | mating | 20:10 | Macgregor's Bird of Paradise male and female look the same - monogamous in poor environment | 21:30 | Superb Bird of Paradise male in lower altitudes with rich resources, sexual dimorphic |
| 21:00 | Superb Bird of Paradise female | 23:10 | Pheasant Pigeon trespasses on territory of | 23:30 | Wilson's Bird of Paradise male has blue bald head, clears stage for |
| 25:15 | Wilson's Bird of Paradise female (Batanta) | 29:00 | Arfak parrotia clears stage for dancing | 31:13 | Arfak parrotia female (Arfak mountains) |
| 33:00 | Flame Bowerbird hoard jewels in bowers, are polygamous | 34:40 | Macgregor's Bowerbird male decorates "maypole" with green lichen | 36:00 | Macgregor's Bowerbird female rears young by herself |
| 36:40 | Vogelkop Bowerbird male has no crest, but builds elaborate bower | 40:55 | Splendid Astrapia has glossy throats | 41:20 | Ribbon-tailed Astrapia male has long tails, but |
| 41:40 | Ribbon-tailed Astrapia female has short tails | 42:00 | King Bird of Paradise is acrobatic juggler: "the pendulum" | 43:40 | Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise mating ritual: quill flick, beak poke with |
| 48:40 | Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise female | 49:30 | Wallace's Standardwing males display in groups at dawn (Halmahera) | 49:50 | Wallace's Standardwing female |
| 1:20 | Disc 2 in Australia. Western Bowerbird male constructs bower and dances for | 2:40 | Western Bowerbird female | 3:30 | Superb Lyrebird flaunts tail feathers |
| 3:50 | Tragopan has wattles | 4:00 | Guianan Cock-of-the-rock wears a cocked hat | 6:15 | Tooth-billed Bowerbird displays leaves with pale side up; stolen by neighbor; mimics songs of others; plays hide and seek with |
| 6:35 | Tooth-billed Bowerbird female | 11:00 | In New Guinea. King of Saxony Bird of Paradise feathers collected by Archbold's Bowerbird male with yellow crest | 12:40 | Archbold's Bowerbird female |
| 13:30 | Macgregor's Bowerbird constructs elaborate "maypole" around fern; tries to be polygamist | 17:30 | Andy Goldsworthy "environmental artist" | 21:00 | In Australian rainforest: two maypoles |
| 23:25 | Golden Bowerbird male plays peekapoo with | 24:30 | Golden Bowerbird female | 26:00 | Tree smashed 22-year-old bower; male builds another one |
| 27:00 | In New Guinea mountains | 27:25 | Vogelkop Bowerbird bowers next to each other | 30:10 | In Australia: simple "avenue" bower built by |
| 30:50 | Regent Bowerbird male with elaborate plumage | 31:00 | Regent Bowerbird female | 33:30 | Satin Bowerbird male builds taller avenue bower and paints by chewing leaves |
| 35:35 | Satin Bowerbird female; neighbor steals jewels | 36:40 | In Australian desert: Western Bowerbird bower vandalized by rival | 38:10 | Great Bowerbird males build big avenue bower together in cemetery, army barracks, school yard |
| 14:30 | The Song of the Earth Great Tit male territorial song | 18:20 | Superb Lyrebird mimics kookaburra, whistles, car alarm, chainsaw (Australia) | 17:00 | Indian Peafowl male displays for |
| 17:30 | Indian Peafowl female | 18:20 | In Lake Kvismaren, Sweden | 18:30 | Great Reed Warbler male sings up to 45 different syllables |
| 32:20 | In Sumatra jungle: Siamang Gibbon male territorial call, strengthen family bond; joined by | 36:00 | Siamang Gibbon female |
 7:20 Greater Bird of Paradise |
 7:25 Greater Bird of Paradise |
 8:00 Greater Bird of Paradise |
 12:00 Black Sicklebill |
 14:40 Black Sicklebill |
 16:10 King of Saxony Bird of Paradise |
 20:10 Macgregor's Bird of Paradise |
 21:30 Superb Bird of Paradise |
 21:00 Superb Bird of Paradise |
 23:10 Pheasant Pigeon |
 23:30 Wilson's Bird of Paradise |
 25:15 Wilson's Bird of Paradise |
 29:00 Arfak parrotia |
 31:13 Arfak parrotia |
 33:00 Flame Bowerbird |
 34:40 Macgregor's Bowerbird |
 36:00 Macgregor's Bowerbird |
 36:40 Vogelkop Bowerbird |
 40:55 Splendid Astrapia |
 41:20 Ribbon-tailed Astrapia |
 41:40 Ribbon-tailed Astrapia |
 42:00 King Bird of Paradise |
 43:40 Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise |
 48:40 Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise |
 49:30 Wallace's Standardwing |
 49:50 Wallace's Standardwing |
 1:20 Western Bowerbird |
 2:40 Western Bowerbird |
 3:30 Superb Lyrebird |
 3:50 Tragopan |
 4:00 Guianan Cock-of-the-rock |
 6:15 Tooth-billed Bowerbird |
 6:35 Tooth-billed Bowerbird |
 11:00 Archbold's Bowerbird |
 12:40 Archbold's Bowerbird |
 13:30 Macgregor's Bowerbird |
 23:25 Golden Bowerbird |
 24:30 Golden Bowerbird |
 27:25 Vogelkop Bowerbird |
 30:50 Regent Bowerbird |
 31:00 Regent Bowerbird |
 33:30 Satin Bowerbird |
 35:35 Satin Bowerbird |
 36:40 Western Bowerbird |
 38:10 Great Bowerbird |
 14:30 Great Tit |
 18:20 Superb Lyrebird |
 17:00 Indian Peafowl |
 17:30 Indian Peafowl |
 18:30 Great Reed Warbler |
 32:20 Siamang Gibbon |
 36:00 Siamang Gibbon |
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