Bird Of Paradise Courtship Spectacle | Planet Earth | BBC Earth

Deep in the forests of New Guinea there is a rich variety of life, each more bizarre than the last. One such spectacle is the male Bird of Paradise who appears to go to extraordinary lengths to attract a mate. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
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[@evolvedturtleproductions7600]

1:28 This bird is literally scrubbing the branch clean. This is one of the most glorious videos on the internet.

[@fluffyseal1238]

agreed

[@tamaronscott6645]

Very impressive Netflix brought me to this I love his dance

[@candeffect]

According to the to evolution scam, random chemical reactions from nothing eventually made the bird and made the bird clean the branch.

[@Wyatt_Olson]

@@candeffect It's a behavioral thing. Birds that made these dances and looked good were the ones that were more successful in reproducing.

[@aj46l]

@@candeffect How ironic that a person with the user "CauseAndEffect" doesn't believe in evolution

[@PlaceStillMatters]

“It’s hard not to feel deflated when even your best isn’t good enough.” No truer thing has ever been uttered.

[@k.ayeshasayyad8100]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqG1fmZ5rqiJiMU

[@allylou5151]

She's seen it all before 🤣 not impressed

[@saulinvictus9274]

😢😢

[@thomastherrell9351]

So he cleans up the area to make a dance floor for disco dancing and then actually goes disco dancing? well done

[@jackchapelle3541]

Thomas Therrell then he gets rejected...poor guy

[@redmoon9650]

All that hard work for nothing. Smh.

[@asshemey05]

Cheap thrill

[@JovanaSanchez000]

Red Moon 96 He'll get another chance someday...

[@rugbyslug]

I liked the "well done"

[@goranvuletic8873]

"Very impressive, but no one is watching" - my life essentially.

[@funsquad8226]

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[@aijazreshi946]

@@funsquad8226 qèqq1 as1 MJ jhhhhhq1

[@srikanthpanday8383]

Aaw

[@srikanthpanday8383]

QxzsaAa-+

[@Bulga90]

Ahah amen to that, chap!

[@hihihuahahah5719]

My god I know a lot of people are making funny jokes but this is actually incredible ive never seen an animal like this it’s really crazy how different places are

[@ThatD1spynser]

Take a look at stuff on remote islands. That stuff is either really big or really small.

[@princesstamina21]

Me after watching this video *dances aggressively in front of crush*

[@FlattyMchesterson]

Fruits Chinpo Samurai G underrated comment

[@netweed09]

did you get a cape and costume with eye-spots?

[@L7997]

It might work.

[@whatthe1849]

Lol

[@vartush]

Watch the ending closely and reconsider

[@avariceseven9443]

When birds have better dance moves than you.

[@phillipmartin1819]

avarice seven so true

[@bruhzone8466]

I'd rather not know how to dance than dance and dab

[@fjfac8429]

The amazonas it's burning right now

[@blueby427]

BEACUSE THERE GODS!!!

[@andrewmasc3174]

Lol

[@MsSimpleMovies]

My husband and I saw this on a large screen at an organization showing the film and we BURST out laughing at this dance. Ten years ago and we still do this dance to each other and laugh. Not the intended reaction!

[@confusedchild2561]

awww!

[@VenusManTrap-777]

Cringe

[@ArchieBurnett-qn9gt]

@cryaboutit7499 the word cringe is cringe. And it’s actually pronounced ‘cringey’

[@matcha._.000]

We were watching this in science class and when the bird changed its appearance at 2:27 and started dancing everyone in my class were laughing so much and I was laugh crying

[@Mayray22]

my sister and i were on the floor dying when we first saw this too😂

[@WireframeWizard]

1:43 That one is clearly trying to contact the mother ship but it's getting no signal

[@fjfac8429]

The amazonas it's burning right now

[@gvilla004437]

*The birds work for the bourgeoisie-*

[@Jamal-eh6pw]

Lol

[@CWMalako91]

2:57 "It's hard not to feel deflated when even your best isn't good enough", thought every guy trying to find a girlfriend at one time or another.

[@riacardi7011]

Christopher W wise word

[@tomatosoup7704]

Niceguys alert.

[@StoicVeR]

ron came on too strong. He needs to take a step back and respect her boundaries and personal space.

[@xxIluvyouguysxx]

Hey, it happens to the ladies too!

[@inshaalam3027]

This actually is a motivational video if you look closely..:p

[@learnova1761]

I sometimes wish humans would attract mates like this Man: //turns into gigantic smiley face while jumping around and making loud clicking sounds Woman: oh man that's really hot

[@ytrogue6751]

I did that before, but I got detention

[@JeffHaroldz]

Go into VRchat and try it out :^)

[@bogus69]

I would turn into a huge frown face

[@bogus69]

MackMcDeven97 show me da wae my brudda

[@ensotao1]

Inconsistent Buttface we do- these are my people 😀

[@adamemac]

Oh sure, when a bird does it, it's cute.. but when I do it, I'm the drunk obnoxious guy at the bar.

[@stagnight793]

Plz stop, I cannot breath.... I read that comment at 0:58 btw.

[@adamemac]

Stagnight ! Haha! About the time I commented it.

[@rattle_me_bones]

*Adam, there may be something about differentiating species you should know about.*

[@adamemac]

Leapsalot In the grand scheme of things, aren't we all just bidding our time till the afterlife? What's with that "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" I keep hearing about?

[@stapletonbarly3793]

adam mac Oh you just had to go and use the species card lol

[@colbymarks8887]

They look like they all have TikTok accounts

[@colleenedwards2485]

Actual 😂

[@janinamulia]

Cleaning the floor, the branch, dancing, playing music... Female bird: I have a boyfriend

[@yakineko6635]

2:35 I wouldn't be impressed if I saw this, I'd be pretty scared. A huge black oval with blue dots that appear as tiny eyes, I think that'd appear in my nightmares.

[@Blue-to7of]

Doveshine I cracked up when I saw the face, it looks so funny

[@niBBunn]

Childish Gambirbno

[@chloes385]

When I was little I saw that bird on TV and I thought it was a monster

[@OST1350]

The bird think it's hot.

[@netweed09]

looks like proper Batman

[@NerdSense08]

“Be honest, I came on too strong, didn’t I?”

[@fluffyseal1238]

just a tad

[@jorgevencespizzakiller933]

LOL

[@deborahminter6231]

😂

[@magicallyme96]

“I just want to take things slow” 😅🤣

[@Ptheinze]

Fairly impressive... no one is watching 2:00 Describes me pretty well.

[@Lightnings]

Continue, you will succeed eventually - Best of luck, man

[@aarthie1285]

I actually LOLed to this line

[@shrekniggahestealsyogirl9742]

Payton Heinze lol

[@Dimaz42]

It describes every beta males.. lol

[@johnhurley8918]

The camera is watching ☝️😉

[@serenity_shynn6453]

They are so beautiful and heartwarming to watch. Thank you for the people who get this.

[@superhaven3647]

It’s amazing to believe that dinosaurs evolved into these spectacular birds.

[@Omar-lt6cx]

wtf who believes this sh*t?

[@thiagozlin]

"It is hard not to feel deflated when even your best is not good enough" Dem feels.

[@samanthamorrison333]

She's not the one

[@crazyblah867]

@@samanthamorrison333 never has been

[@TheNightshadePrince]

You're really handsome. :)

[@Alan_Blossom]

Am i just here to watch a bird getting rejected from the females..?

[@davidabuashvili3158]

just like in real life :D :(

[@rustynail3159]

•Alangkarn• me too

[@heddirai1121]

Wow lovely

[@JossyL.]

that was a sad ending

[@MO_1996]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qImXYaB4l52Vobc watch this one, this bird is getting laid

[@qlueirk9972]

0:57 *D A B*

[@itsraymond2295]

Intense dabbing

[@fauraziakbar9935]

LMAO

[@raven2402]

das bird elvis Presley

[@josephnarvaez9507]

*Dabbing Majestically intensifies*

[@user-yl7ld7ww7j]

Everyone stop it

[@tableswithoutchairs1168]

"There are 42 different kinds of birds, each one being more bizarre than the last" *Well then I feel bad for the one that is the least bizarre, like come on man*

[@userismad001]

2:03 *very impressive but no one is watching* My life

[@k.ayeshasayyad8100]

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[@abbyfisher652]

“Very impressive, bit no one is watching.” 😂 poor bird

[@julzyboy8960]

He didn't explain that they dance on purpose even when no one is around to practice for when the females do come. This is why documentaries are stupid.

[@Woodwender455]

@@julzyboy8960 that doesn't make sense to call it stupid, at any time it would be more beneficial to the bird for a female to come, even if it is for practicing purposes. The fact that he spent energy on display means it would be for the purpose of attracting a female, which he did not do. Just like a failed attempt at asking someone out may be looked at as practice, it is still a failed attempt.

[@Gavichap]

@@julzyboy8960 Oh, can it. I totally got it without the narrator telling me there were no-one watching. It was a good laugh without the savvy explaining why.

[@amylintel269]

they are pokemons....u can only watch them on tv or you tube and nowhere else..as they don't allow...

[@cherrydragon6248]

i mean the camera man was watching

[@Schmexaay1592]

“It’s hard not to feel deflated when even your best isn’t good enough.” Me too, little guy. Me, too.

[@joylynch5204]

He even deflated his feathers he felt it

[@ninaw7073]

I like the dance at 02:26 He sure does impress me 😆😍

[@BigAl2-u7e]

Nina W Then you have weird taste

[@arthurbernardocoopi6540]

Nina W I have a parrot named Nina xD

[@franciscomartinez9935]

Nina W me too!!

[@TheTruthiest]

I like how he does his own beatboxing too.

[@keluargacriwisss9549]

@@TheTruthiestlol... Beat me

[@ladrochax]

2:55 ''I always saw you as a friend'' A minute of silence because the friendzone is not something that distinguishes between species

[@tillyblayden-ryall644]

It’s kind of spectacular how nature can be so awesome

[@joylynch5204]

Gods creation

[@yirkarja2884]

Insert a 'lemme smash' meme

[@randomcatmeow1394]

Yirkarja i would give u a like but the count is 667 and i am not gonna ruin that perfection

[@hi-gd4ml]

2:35 imagine if guys had to do shit like this to attract us 😂😂😂

[@madihakhan2025]

Hahahahahahaha

[@emmanuelsakaja8714]

Lol

[@emanuellopez8578]

Wait we haven't?

[@deborahminter6231]

They probably have to also😂

[@heatherrogers548]

hi26318 they kind of do get puffed up though.

[@mooonnrikeid2128]

0:54 is the bird dabing?

[@Lightnings]

If you're certain you want to know about it (I don't recommend to look it up, it's just plain stupid and cringy) I recommend you to search the term on youtube and you will find out what it is

[@SpaceMedvsa]

Mooonnrikeid your profile pic is life

[@galaxy5681]

Mooonnrikeid ii

[@kalys8518]

That's the part I always crack up at😂😂😂

[@croutons4salad613]

A God-bird amongst men-birds

[@gvilla004437]

Every other bird: just a silly weird dance 0:54 : I'M HIGH AS F%CK

[@cheeseandonions9558]

2:33 I think she's more scared than impressed... Males sometimes forget to take it easy at first...

[@mellovestodraw]

Is this for real because I had a feeling she was scared as well

[@ellefox1132]

Exactly.... That's what I was saying, too.... She prolly liked the dance moves, but didn't care too much for the boner bouncing up and down.

[@spiralpython1989]

Loving the gold sequinned bow tie. But the iridescent blue smiley face was just a wee bit too creepy...

[@SomeoneCommenting]

2:32 you can't avoid to think that what the male is really trying to do is hypnotize her with that shiny band and those two little psychedelic dots dancing in that dizzying motion.

[@ihaventbeentouchedpleasese4205]

1:42 actual footage of me at the bar after some drinks

[@mansourelchammaa7570]

Thanks for all who spent the time to film this 🌈🙏

[@amadeus8340]

If there was a guy that made an effort to impress me like this bird then I’d accept him straight away

[@joy4918]

Honestly that was terrifying It looked like some messed up face

[@nyreekrikorian]

Sadistic Poptart my thoughts exactly! He tried too hard and scared her away.

[@J4d3L33.]

IKR

[@theconstantchange]

Man the pun: the birds face or the profile picture Dwight?

[@adamemac]

1:00 dab.. dab.. dab dab dab

[@SIZLIANO]

i'm dead

[@Killerwhale-kp2fm]

I got the perfect dabbing skills for Debby

[@markimoo1780]

adam mac name it the dab bird

[@mukhtaralam1981]

adam mac OMG it's on my mind so much that I actually thought him dabbing xD

[@TheKingBJ]

Christopher, I want to divorce

[@modest1919]

Better luck next time bro. Perhaps flowers may work on a girl and not creepypasta?

[@Camazotz-kz9wr]

Haha this killed me!

[@kayquesada47]

LMAOOO

[@kayquesada47]

That is so friggin funny man lmaoo

[@stormywolfhowls]

it be sorta scary doe

[@TheFirstAmendment]

HEY I THOUGHT HE DID A GOOD JOB!

[@deborahminter6231]

The females of this species are very picky!

[@samiahmad2227]

@@deborahminter6231 why not rabed her?

[@deborahminter6231]

@@samiahmad2227 ?

[@samiahmad2227]

@@deborahminter6231 s.t.f.u

[@loumancuso]

i remember watching this in high school and the whole class was in tears laughing while the bird danced around. i think it was the clicking noise with the jumping. i’m so glad i found this again.

[@whouploadsripsat3inthemorning]

The birds of paradise are so amazingly beautiful. It's a crying shame that people would kill these birds.

[@deborahminter6231]

😥

[@saikenzie7337]

I know they do it in my country PNG alot of times

[@Alfred-F-Jones]

God I can't even watch this without hearing Ron. XD

[@itsraymond2295]

Stick

[@pickles4613]

look at me im a ballerina cha cha real smooth

[@EC-mw6kr]

We watched this at school and we have never seen it before and all of the students (including me) were hysterically laughing!! !!’

[@p.v.chandrasekharan5666]

I was fortunate to see a very few times the bird of paradise Male as well as female way back in 1985 at Trichy in my BHEL factory road which is almost like a forest area.The Male had a few very long tail feathers hanging down more than a meter as it flew from branch to branch and across the road.As I was riding the scooter the paradise bird flew in front of me with it with its overly long lovely tail feathers.It was a heavenly sight .Which was why I think it is called the bird of paradise.Compared to Male,the female was not having remarkable feathers.Just a commonplace female of smaller size.I could see the male and female for 1/2 dozen times.Thereafter they just vanished.I didn’t sight the birds tIll I left Trichy in 2007. Birds of paradise come in many Colors and shades but they belong to an unique species.

[@anurag123B]

Birds of paradise are only found in New Guinea Islands. That's their only habitat. U may have seen some other bird.

[@cherilynnfisher5658]

"Spectacle" doesn't even begin to describe this! "WOW"! Stunningly beautiful!

[@all4musica]

😁So funny....the male species in the wild go beyond chivalry! Love it!☺💞

[@nigelmark3408]

Hello Betty

[@MariaM-du6rl]

thank you Lord for the beautiful creation:)awesome birds ♡

[@3aion354]

The fact that he went all out, cleaned up the yard, took out the trash, did the laundry & dishes, all so he could win some him poontang kept me intrigued 😅😄😃😂😄

[@JesusChild]

You had me laughing out loud 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@peggie7126]

Absolutely stunning birds!!! The narrator really adds so much too!!!

[@girlyguidetolife]

You know it’s David Attenborough?

[@lucero0125]

Que privilegio poder ver y escuchar las aves en su habitad Natural 👏👏

[@jhonsonm.4548]

2:36 lady Gaga dancing lol

[@brokensong7122]

Jhonson M. It Looks like big lips and tiny eyes

[@Firefly441]

Jhonson M., hahhahahahah nice

[@nolgozappazida]

😂😂agreed

[@sivanova7899]

its blue eyes are stunning, never seen colour like that on anything that isn't human

[@TrixieWolf]

No, Ron.

[@zomboids2100]

*Swiggity swooty*

[@Cotopia]

but wai

[@khurramkhokhar8869]

"'its hard not to feel deflated when your best is not good enough"'.

[@ericasworld6857]

I remember watching this because my teacher put it on for the class at the end of testing in 3rd grade and we all laughed so hard. My friend and I mocked the bird’s wicked dance skills for the rest of the day. Now I’m in 9th grade, time really flies😢😢

[@AkashSatpathy]

Be it humans, animals, or birds, a guy always tries to impress a girl.

[@musingsofajay387]

lol really cuz i find it is the opposite for me

[@AkashSatpathy]

Exceptions exist!

[@tatsusama3192]

- Dances for MusingsofaJay -

[@Zaire_edits]

Akash Satpathy humans and birds are both animals

[@AkashSatpathy]

Let's ditch the scientific definition for the common folks.

[@razorthesmolboi9793]

1:03 i died at the yellow ish birds sounds

[@vejymonsta3006]

Hilarious 😂

[@abseiduk]

I swear I thought someone was using a hand puppet, even the call it was making sounded off.

[@blissfulblue936]

Anyone know the name of that yellow bird he's cute and the dancing one is to 😁😁

[@ethanoyh9468]

Greater bird of paradise

[@gvilla004437]

When you try telling her to shut up but she still doing it

[@armanjain011]

BBC earth videos are the most satisfying videos on KZbin. Amazing nature.

[@livefornow6927]

Srly, I really hope the smiley emoji clicking bird in the video already found his true love now..

[@OddityOddities]

3:23 He really woke up today and decided to flex his muscles.

[@youknowwhoiam827]

Oh my god😍 these are beautiful

[@bruhzone8466]

I don't know what kind of beauty you've seen in your life but shit ain't close to beautiful

[@DianaMart21]

Hoo Dini if you haven't noticed, she's talking about the beauty of the nature, and let me tell you that if you don't see Something amazing, cute and beautiful, maybe you have to learn to find the beauty of everything, and the beauty of your world, but first find your own one specially🙄🤔😉

[@fetuseater6969]

Hello brother ;)

[@bethmc717]

Isn't nature just stunning,I adore all birds,Awww so cute him cleaning up,bless wish my partner was this tidy,This video is incredible xx

[@felixcretu4993]

This is a guide on how to pick up chicks. xD

[@ljiljamarkovic6194]

Cudo prirode ih kad bi imala jednu ovakvu da je gledam celi dan

[@tigerseye2900]

Notes: dont dance too close to her.... dance around her at a distance.... I wonder if he has found one that appreciated how tidy his home and dance moves were.

[@fluffyseal1238]

I do not like these implecations.... do you know what a baby bird is called?

[@Lucindr]

What does he have to do to impress her? Bird: Cheshire Cat. Ofc. I feel so bad for the first bird, he had such a beautiful dance 😭💕

[@Beezlebub6913]

“It’s hard not to feel deflated when even your best isn’t good enough.” tell me about it

[@matthewradeschi6711]

Came to see this after hearing that Toothless’s dance at the end of the How to Train Your Dragon 3 trailer was based off these birds xD It all makes sense now

[@k.ayeshasayyad8100]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqG1fmZ5rqiJiMU

[@noobieeezdwm3621]

Yup XD

[@meghester7069]

This is where the dab came from.

[@maryudomah4387]

I like the little sounds their feet make on the ground. It’s cute!

[@joseiniguez755]

0:31 it looks like he's wearing a tutu and a bow tie 😂

[@hjordistorfa]

Adorable little one.. and so so beautiful.. woe.. what a impressive dancer.. Thank you Sir David Attenborough & BBC 👍 Outstanding as always 💕🍃🌍🍃💕✌😊💖

[@Chickennss]

That superb bird of paradise is simply brilliant. Love it.

[@IncrediBelleJessi]

2:00 just looks like a dancing u.f.o.

[@milanifairley157]

IncrediBelleJessi XD

[@oceancurrent6571]

IncrediBelleJessi hahahahhaaa 😂

[@keluargacriwisss9549]

LoL... UFO dance time and dabbing birds

[@joselainez189]

Beautiful creatures

[@DelorisThompsonIndiana]

What a man! Tall dark handsome, and those blue eyes! Cleans house and loves to dance!

[@fancybear9476]

Those Birds Singing 🎵 Is just so beautiful and Majestic That I can listen to them all Day 💜

[@eviemarie73]

This is by far the very best of Planet earth birds are awesome

[@ishootyoustaydown7281]

0:57 The bird that Dabs.

[@CloroxBleach-iw2wz]

0:38 how video game sounds were made back then

[@usernameundefined123]

Female: ayo chill chill chill!! Male: *all up in her face looking like 👁👄👁

[@tamijocampbell4629]

That one cleaning and dancing in the clearing was the cutest thing omg ..like he was waltzing

[@honker2557]

This bird tidies up more than I do...

[@jensz9360]

The more I am around people the more I realize the majority are idiots. The more I realize when I am hiking or around animals and in nature in general its easy to come to appreciate the intricacies of creation. Even our pet dogs are pretty amazing, I do a lot of bird watching and man...what a marvelous world with fantastic creatures. All praise be to God for creating such creatures.

[@notsohandytim5090]

Je nsz: I couldn't agree more. When my faith weakens from time to time, I take a closer look at the complexities and perfection of God's uncontaminated creations. My faith becomes restored. 😊

[@--Paws--]

Imagine the T-Rex or the velociraptor doing this.

[@Saurracuda]

That would be quite the spectacle

[@deborahminter6231]

Maybe they did😂

[@notsohandytim5090]

Wow! What kind of lady could not desire this hunk of performance?! 🤯

[@daudbaigsapien1041]

All paradise birds spends more time dancing than searching food. Fascinating

[@anneke7822]

Nature is so beautiful! 💗💗💗💗

[@aryantrehan9666]

All the dislikes are from the birds who's feathers aren't shiny enough

[@shakilamaldonado5522]

she probably thought he was to pushy ... all up in her personal space lol

[@iansmith2047]

Dayumn, these birds have more rhythm and better dance moves than I could ever hope for...

[@applepie99997]

I think the female wanted some subtle moves, he came too strongly and scared her away 😂

[@fjfac8429]

The amazonas it's burning right now

[@maryjacob3680]

What a beautiful bird to watch very mesmerizing.. but it doesn't know it has got 35k likes 😊

[@oceancurrent6571]

Absolutely amazing!! Thank you for producing such beautiful work

[@draykos]

2:45 Go find becky

[@provokedrobin608]

Why are every birds of paradise oddly beautiful

[@lakshmic9401]

Look at the bird cleaning the place removing twigs leaves for her smooth dancing steps. Also it's like polishing the bark of the tree for sliding steps to dance

[@lakshmic9401]

Yes watch the video from 1.12 min to 1.38 min for how it cleans it's surface