Life - The Vogelkop Bowerbird: Nature's Great Seducer - BBC One

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A lesson in seduction from the Barry White of the bird world. The male Vogelkop bowerbird is a master of attracting a mate and getting her in the mood for love.
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[@kevorka3281]

If I stumbled upon this in the forest, I would absolutely think that it's a human-made shrine or something. Amazing!

[@latetodagame1892]

I never thought of that! That's true.

[@therisinggarden5928]

Who else thought that sprouting fungus was a good visual effect

[@MrVenom544]

Think the issue may be the fungus isn't uniform therefore 'imperfect'

[@RainAngel111]

I thought so too! But I guess it didn't appeal to the birds

[@adakulydia5060]

@@MrVenom544 fine

[@bodaciousdes6654]

I thought he looked like a totally fun gi.

[@dabneybowen5506]

My thoughts exactly!

[@simplyrowen]

Damn, he’s got moves. That’s a seduction parlor indeed. He’s an architect, a decorator, a collector and a singer. How is he still single? 😏

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@MrShinanigens]

he was done in 2 Seconds flat. she even almost went inside like my guy u done?

[@kutanggoreng]

Because “he’s too good for her” perhaps? Or “he’s like a brother for her”? I dont know, you decide

[@TakeAsNeeded4Pain]

I know I've never met a lady that could turn down a nice pile of deer dung. Speaking of which, I have something I'd like to show you if you have the time...

[@nipponponpon.]

And apparently a DJ too

[@wildchocobo3666]

My girlfriend watched this bird, I am now single ...

[@mayadg5378]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@mbkumar5742]

🥰🥰🥰🥰😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@pratiklama9763]

🤣🤣

[@akhtaransari5637]

You can watch her the loin family story.

[@mubayinahyin452]

😂😂😂

[@stellarevolution3645]

Bird( male) :" hey lady u like my decorations " Bird( female) : " yeah its so romantic 😍 , wow there are flower's fruits and what is thaaaaaat " Bird ( male): "ummm that , that is fungus 🥺" Bird ( female) : " BYE"

[@minV5326]

Hhaha

[@mohabmetwally5749]

wow female bowerbirds treated like a queen all that hard work for few seconds.

[@arvindrd46]

mohab mohamed

[@shannonkennedy1750]

mohab mohamed wish I was a bird. birds know how to treat each other better than humans.

[@genericusername4206]

HarcosXP no, the only thing important about the bower is to reproduce and pass on their genes

[@JEMurl]

Shannon Kennedy i would give you flowers.

[@iamsurbhigupta77]

Nope not few seconds, it's actually a matter of lifetime. Now she will nurture his kids alone without any help.

[@Dragonwing16]

what's funny, but also kind of messed up, is that competing male bower birds will go to each others nests and mix the red flowers with the blue and etc… So when the male that built it comes back he's all hectic and OCD being like aaaaah "this isn't right" and will end up tearing everything apart to start over.

[@ElenaKomleva]

Dragonwing16 really?

[@Dragonwing16]

Elena Komleva yup

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

LOL

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

*This is true* - they are incredible perfectionists and spend hours picking out very specific and unique details for their intricate bowers. I have watched this full documentary, and honestly it is a wonderfully moving experience as it shows these creatures displaying their natural sensitivity to beauty, symmetry, etc - interpreted in their own way of course (a piece of shiny foil might be “beautiful”) but it is extraordinary to watch. One bower bird loved bits of colored glass and would spend hours flying around to find them, and he would spend long amounts of time positioning every piece of glass just so and changing the glass mosaic if a new piece didn’t seem to match. It is honestly a sort of spiritual experience - watching them create art and beauty in their own worlds to attract love (basically the motivation for all art - we all want love).

[@moonsister3515]

Matthew M that is awesome

[@TiesOfAffection]

They aren't nests. They are purely build for the aesthetic value. The actual nests are build by the females and the birds do not live in it at any moment. It's incredible. It's art.

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiiiiii

[@nadeembhutto5675]

Well said mam. I appreciate your vision and knowledge 🇵🇰❤️👏

[@platedlizard]

the whole point of art is to get laid so that tracks

[@Leto_0]

@@platedlizard Art is one of the few things that isn't all about getting laid

[@UsamaKhan-cj7kg]

You mean male fkd up with his time and efforts ?

[@TheAndrealee01]

I liked it better with the fungus.

[@mog3317]

+TheAndrealee01 Ikr stupid bird hahhahahah the male was like "oh shit I need to take them off", then it thought "screw it I'm gonna leave it, I ran out of time anyway" LOL

[@TheKingOfSexyness]

Maybe the dung pile is his farming patch, cause they like to eat fungus.

[@PhilosophyScience11]

TheAndrealee01 but you won't like pairing with a Bird.

[@MrdbRai]

amazing bird wow

[@rajeevchauhan1821]

Hey u can go in that bird nest , Male bird will like u🤣

[@joshvigh]

There have been many studies done on this bird of paradise. They have found that the arrangements they create and their preferences are learned not inherited. They have observed older birds during the time it takes them to create their bower. Also, there are variations in the architecture of the bower itself: some will trade in the traditional hut you see here for one or two towers, or perhaps a four-walled box. Animal origins of art.

[@jmusing]

Omg nature is amazing - that was incredible to see how the little birds could build such beautiful nests! I loved the bird that decorated with the most colorful flowers - he has great taste ;)

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiii

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

that is not their nest. It's built exclusively to attract a female. The female goes off to build a nest, hatch and raise the chickens alone elsewhere.

[@souljacem]

The way this is filmed is unbelievable. Great narration. Feels like a Disney movie

[@JurijFedorov]

So I build her a nest. Bitches love nests.

[@christyraeemfinger5740]

He’s an artist ❤️

[@drunk3n_m0nk12]

Note to self: Stop using piles of poop to try to impress women.

[@merninjamarshmallow]

"the ultimate seduction parlor" Why do I love that so much?

[@bkjeong4302]

I remember seeing a video in which the film crew placed remote cameras and recorders and the bird incorporated them in his bower.

[@irmac1575]

Lol

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

Oh, I'd like to see that

[@PankajKumar-dn5pg]

hey! anything to get laid

[@Eryan724]

Thats called voyeurism, right?

[@bkjeong4302]

@@FreedomTalkMedia kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHPFd5SQpLBjqdU

[@astaridjatmiko8187]

magnificent 💕 there are more than just the voice or look that you can adore from a bird. It's so sad to think that so many people here who like keeping birds in cages, how could they appreciate the bird's culture??

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@mohammedhamdi8329]

These birds are amazing. It makes you realize how much a small bird can achieve. Thanks for sharing

[@pseudonymphmusic7721]

The noises they make are other-worldly! Gorgeous!

[@cobalt1754]

Damn, the mans built his own house, complete with wall-to-wall carpeting, installed art in front, *and* sings? Sign me up for the Vogelkop Bowerbird dating site.

[@ruby_sarkar]

Human males should learn from these guys! Oh wow! So much patience, passion, taste and artistry! I am already in! 😜 😍 😄

[@UdayKiranIITB]

Females should learn too. Don't hang around afterwards :P

[@alexiscolby9415]

+Ruby Sarkar if this bird was a human male he would def. get all the 'chicks'

[@ghanshyamkumar4724]

man works hard ..so that females can enjoy the luxury of life ..still females cheats them when men is on the work

[@KateeAngel]

bowerbirds use this structures to attract females, then they mate, then female alone builds real nest, raises chicks. So yeah

[@ayotalsamoth6867]

@@UdayKiranIITB 😂😂😂😂😂😂 this is comdey gold 😂😂😂😋 good come back.

[@Andytlp]

Poor bird, all that for nothing. Should have bought a lambo.

[@JEMurl]

*lambo*!

[@ayotalsamoth6867]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alancosta4760]

What is a lambo?

[@roncucchi3133]

@@alancosta4760 Lamborghini sports car

[@jennyjen7000]

This IS the bird version of a lambo. Lol

[@ajinkyadgaonkar]

What a classic video!!! "Keep things simple"- That's the essence of life.

[@SaiyanNainoKiBhashaSamjheNa]

Well that bird is much better than human beings. Look how much hardwork he has done to impress just one birdy.

[@SaiyanNainoKiBhashaSamjheNa]

@@thekashreview214 fair enough !! To increase chances of his family planning 😁😁😂😂

[@fabiancanillas7945]

Me encanta los sonidos que hace el pájaro cuando llama a la hembra....son alucinantes, al igual que la construcción del nido que es espectacular!!!!

[@blueskygoldensun]

These are amazing birds. So fascinating. The males are true little engineers as well as colour conscious. Note the vertical support beams in the house structure.

[@BynDStyleZ]

Sex taken to art levels.

[@julescallanta6539]

5:03 did I heard it right?, did he just whistle at her 😂😂

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@nursegrace7492]

Well that ended quickly. And she didn't even stick around for a post-coital ciggie.

[@lemting2264]

The real definition of quickie

[@braddyhyperchavz2335]

😂😂😂

[@CJCroen1393]

With non-monogamous birds, mating tends to be more of a business transaction than anything. The male demonstrates that he'll yield powerful offspring, the female agrees, they mate, and then they go their separate ways--the female leaving to lay and rear her eggs as a single parent while the male stays behind and repeats the process with more females.

[@platedlizard]

Had to unlike so we could keep the Nice number going

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@groowanderer]

My interior decorating skills are more like the second bird.

[@rachelfreeman8455]

Someone please let these birds listen to Star Wars sound effects!

[@RD-ij2sz]

After listening to Star Wars sound effects the species went extinct ...

[@smuralimohan1]

Extraordinary... thanks to Sir Attenborough

[@NatureWitch]

Aww the flower Bower looked so happy at the end.

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@Vampire_Sugar_Junkie]

Oh my God, is amazing and truly impressive. I'm touched by his intricacy

[@TheMangocherry]

How is anyone disliking this? Birds - good Romance - good Guy gets girl - good Guy keeps a tidy house - good caramel vocal tones of Attenborough - ✅ 👍✔

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

maybe some people take offense with the heteronormativity and gender binarity of this bird xD

[@motiondoughnut8567]

This is mind blowing and just amazing to watch!

[@LOLOLOL1122345]

That is fucking amazing. I couldn't build that myself, lol

[@julaibeebmuhammad5631]

Tbe best narrator of all time, his voice gets better with age

[@Eryan724]

Well he is like 500 years old now so thats why his voice is supreme hahaha

[@moonstarr8053]

this is the most amazing thing i have seen....unbelievable.

[@khamlonweingken5806]

Yaa this world from cuckoo bird to finding out this birds.. they are unbelievable.. this so called bee eye are dee bird is impossible

[@humanbeing1429]

Sometimes if we stop our busy lives and observe the world around us, we get more than we get from doing what we usually do. I love this short doc cos it taught me some important things about life on earth.

[@captainzork6109]

I'd love to see what it builds if it were to live in the big city

[@captainzork6109]

+Paolo Los Santos Ohh.. Could you please send me a link to that video?

[@kookitee971]

MUSICAL SWASTIKAS Soooo basically a house made of toxic material?

[@fishbuddy547]

@@kookitee971 Well that one little guy's house was full of fungus and shit, so I don't think it matters

[@malcolm.victoriano]

Plastics. It already happened in Australia to other bowerbird species

[@jadibdraws]

I've seen a video of one of these birds that live close to humans and they had a bunch of blue bootle tops in their little bachelor pad they actually made it look pretty too

[@ScatteringSkyPeople]

He had me at the mimics lolololol

[@rahejaarcade]

The female did not have a problem with the sprouting fungus, I think her problem was what lay under them

[@muchlovewithyou8174]

These male birds are more romantic then a human male 🤔🤔🤔😅

[@julianarose9872]

MuchLOVEwithyou I know 😔I want to meet a man that would be this romantic & want to build a home for me & make it beautiful, it’s so sad I’m more impressed & ready to go off with the bird than the men I’ve met

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

@@julianarose9872 In human evolution the female partners are the nest builders. You can't compare birds with primates because it's a completely different premise. Don't be so full of yourself - if you want a nice home help create one. Also, this is not a home for the birds but only a sex-den.

[@UsamaKhan-cj7kg]

@@Bambuzzsprosse you are so materialistic, she isn't actually about home, but the love sense from male involved in building a home

[@UsamaKhan-cj7kg]

@@Bambuzzsprosse by the way which evaluation you are talking about

[@Bambuzzsprosse]

​@@UsamaKhan-cj7kg I'm not talking about any evaluation, I'm talking about evolution.

[@suppachai38]

I think 3 seconds is worth for the effort the male bird has put into. Aside having sex, the objective of this bird is to pass on their gene to the next generation.

[@zdfgsdfg9799]

You're a fricking genius, dude)) We wouldn't have ever guessed.

[@Eryan724]

You dont know how many females visit each day

[@krisraps]

"Perhaps It Was That Sprouting Fungus"

[@luisx315]

look at the birds face when he’s eating the mushrooms🤣🤣he’s gone

[@cilidbang]

thats just extremely sweet

[@Liuhuayue]

Their lifespans give them plenty of time to cultivate their bowers to catch the ladies' eyes. ;)

[@StillSpy]

OMG when the video ended "Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby." popped up for up next hahahahahaha

[@JOLENE2008]

aww he is coloring up his litle nest to atttract his lady :)

[@srinivasakiti495]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@TimG578]

Amazing how that uncalled for fungus was likely the factor that turned the female off the first male and sent her to second guy's bower. I gotta say, some female birds can be VERY choosy.

[@Goblexter]

Shrooms over shit any time.

[@ImOnTeamBringIt]

TimG578 females in general

[@Minkses]

sRex Probbaly that's why you're still single ;)

[@CJCroen1393]

Flower Bowerbird is a prep and Dung Bowerbird is a goth.

[@emilyrose3331]

nature life is beutiful ...what hapened to our planet when we lost control?...thank u David Attborough for this gift

[@birdguyusa]

Some people cannot appreciate the beauty of nature at its best...

[@oaa2011]

سبحان الله رب العالمين.. سبحان من خلق فأبدع، وقدر فهدى.

[@mikebordeaux8218]

We are so much more evolved, we will work 60 hours a week to buy a car we can not afford to assist in our getting laid.

[@julzyboy8960]

mike Bordeaux Humans are not much more evolved, we have just evolved differently.

[@lemting2264]

@@julzyboy8960 haha lmao

[@p.f.886]

@@julzyboy8960 r/woooosh

[@MrOttopants]

He shoots! He scores!

[@nestcanz]

Kudos to the nature's most proficient interior designer.

[@QueenMeowTigeress]

bower bird? more like the ocdbird

[@bkjeong4302]

Queen MeowTigeress These birds really do seem to have OCD when it comes to their stuff.

[@xXxM0nteNegr0xXx]

The life of an artist!

[@ruthboerner1672]

Amazing! Never heard of this extremely interesting bird

[@worldeconomicforum9109]

Bowerbird: “Darling, the colors aren’t here. You have to actually eat the mushrooms to see them.” I can see where the evolution of this species is headed..

[@MA-qi8gq]

And this.. my children.. is the new Oxford definition... of ... a Quicky...

[@beehead5661]

I finally have the answer to why I didn't get laid in college: sprouting fungus in the living room. I never would have guessed.

[@MrDyrn]

Female bird, "hmmmm, should I take the house with shit or with flowers? Tough choice."

[@alurkom343]

Its so cute to watch these birds performing such feats.. If we replace these birds with human, interior designers would be the champions.😂

[@phoenixriseandshine9935]

1) Time and efforts expended on attracting the female: 999,999% 2) Time and efforts expended on Mating: 1%

[@bkjeong4302]

Phoenix Rise and Shine Thankfully, these bowers are reused by the same birds year after year. And they keep adding more stuff and enlarging it....

[@maryie9876]

I wish men would be just as delicate and concerned with all the little details to show their love and appreciation towards women

[@josephdahi648]

You're very right..But at same time we can't judge on all of men

[@Nanomachines5on]

I wish women would leave after the sex and make room for the next one just like she did.

[@johnnyloochimp350]

Senator Armstromg ahaha

[@KateeAngel]

bowerbirds use this structures to attract females, then they mate, then female alone builds real nest, raises chicks. Want this?

[@Crow653]

I'll build you a bower of dogshit if you really want me to....

[@paulthor6255]

It's all so very Romantic indeed. Beautiful flowers and all. A pretty song. Impressive! ❤🧡💛

[@klo3525]

The bird that judge you by your home deco taste!

[@godless789]

It wasn't real love. She didn't swallow.

[@sklem1274]

For all guys what would you collect as the bird? For the girls Who would you choose because of what they chose?

[@sjain8111]

i hope these habitats can be preserved for all future generations of bowerbirds 🌳🦚🦜🦋

[@xxviixxvii5585]

This is what I imagine Quagmire’s place is like for bowerbirds.

[@MrCycloBoy]

For all those saying: "years of work for seconds of pleasure?" you must realize that this happens many times in a day for them right? There is a lot of females out there.

[@xdarkangellouix]

Unsure if this is a derivative of Dutch, but if it is ... Vogelkop literally translates to "bird head" or "bird's head". Bird head bird. #wat

[@leob4403]

Yes it lives on the Birds Head Peninsula in Indonesia, which was a Dutch colony

[@malcolm.victoriano]

It's a peninsula on Papua island, Indonesia.

[@ulikekidinme]

omg that bird just built a wooden tent. ouaaaa and it has a taste for decoration best bird eva ;d

[@renztumitit611]

The most intelligent bird so far!!! so lovely bird!!

[@wiltonkock]

Awesome!!! The design of God seen in nature!

[@dP-ym2pg]

Which God exactly? Osiris? Zeus? Mithra? Set? Enki? Enlil? Attis? Ahura Mazda? Dionysus? Krishna? Thor? All of them? None of them? Or is it that one God that happens to be prevalent in the culture and family you happen to live in? Or is God just how you describe that warm and cozy feeling inside? Such an addicting feeling...

[@wiltonkock]

The One and only true God the creator of heaven and earth. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

[@dP-ym2pg]

So then yours is The One, The Only true God that just so happens to be prevalent in the family and culture in which you were raised. It may be worth acknowledging that the tens of millions of people who believed in all those other gods (and people who believe in other gods today) believed theirs is The One true God just as surely as you believe yours is The One true God. What makes them wrong and you right?

[@infamousrodriguez]

+dP What are you? A liberal? A republican? A libertarian? Atheist? Agnostic? Sadist? Satanist ,etc. And please explain to me why your way of thinking is any better than your Christian counter-part here.

[@wiltonkock]

I am a person with a renewed view of life... And I am not affiliated with any of the above mentioned cults. I believe and worship the true King of Kings and live under the influence of the Kingdom of Heaven. Anything other than that is second-class and it nothing more than just empty religion.

[@janicedelosreyes3205]

Fungus screw it all

[@jadibdraws]

Just found out these birds exist and just wow intelligence and the things we consider purely human seems to also be shared with birds from art, to speech, to architecture, to self awareness. I find myself being more and more interested by different species of birds.

[@Elys-Ian]

A Bird with more talents than I do. Great

[@francescocosentini9264]

The Bible says this Jeremiah 29:5 “Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;” I guess its for God little creations as well ! God bless

[@rammyfong2749]

Bird with OCD

[@zzr600cc]

5:06 he shoots that AK 47 sound. 5:16 bomb sounds delivered and he scores i salute you sir 🫡👏🫡👏

[@BlueAndPINK666]

This is so romantic ❤️😭

[@mnguyea]

Ha see...always better win over a girl with flowers than dung. Nature is always amazing.

[@jazzysmith5643]

Yo this bird spends years building a house for this chick and collecting stuff for her and I cant even get a text back

[@Eryan724]

Bird doesnt get a text back either. Did you also invest years?

[@crazyidiot101]

2 years of hard work for 3 seconds of pleasure. I hope it was worth it

[@cvcmen9159]

Being able to film all of this and in details is a work to salute

[@karu6111]

Ew! Fungus!

[@MaxArceus]

exactly

[@ayotalsamoth6867]

That's what she said😂😂😂😂

[@Joshualbatross]

Jordan Peterson brought me here

[@Assertivelife]

Did he mention Bowerbirds? Any links? I listen to him too. There's a lot to learn from the bowerbird. It doesn't quit and it learns from other males each year it gets better and better and eventually, (I'm guessing) moves into position of mateworthy male.

[@qjtrinh]

I understand now! The narrator mentions of a "dress rehearsal" at 4:01 and it shows the male bird leg-humping his flowers :O

[@imperpekto12ify]

Must be awesome to see this in the wild!!! Thank you BBC for sharing this!!!

[@tx898]

The mind of God is amazing!

[@dP-ym2pg]

Which God exactly? Osiris? Zeus? Mithra? Set? Enki? Enlil? Attis? Ahura Mazda? Dionysus? Krishna? Thor? All of them? None of them? Or is it that one God that happens to be prevalent in the culture and family you happen to live in? Or is God just how you describe that warm and cozy feeling inside? Such an addicting feeling...

[@danarenor1765]

Wow- relax!

[@alphamikeomega5728]

Look, if a god designed us, why do our eyes have a blindspot? Why do their photoreceptors face the wrong way? Why do we have an appendix? Why do we have dozens of cognitive biases?...

[@corywiedenbeck1562]

@@alphamikeomega5728 through sin in the world

[@corywiedenbeck1562]

@@dP-ym2pg GOD Almighty The Lord Jesus Christ.

[@blondeman8278]

ladies arent so different even in nature.who have got the best materials can pick up the girl.. it may be flowers in nature but certainly money in humans

[@fishbuddy547]

Or human decency.

[@xxDARKSWORD929xx]

Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@alisagrant1134]

I liked the flower nest too. 🌺🌷🌻😂