The Vogelkop superb bird of paradise prepares to begin his mating ... Scholes and Laman—a National Geographic explorer—first noticed the Vogelkop's unusual vocalizations in 2009.

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Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark To announce ... For the three dozen or so species known as birds of paradise, flamboyant feathers and even more flamboyant dancing signal ...

It may seem wildly impractical, but flashy plumage—such as the long, shimmery tail feathers of the king bird of paradise—evolved to serve a key goal: attracting potential mates. Although both ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Sometimes the sounds of a vocalist warming up drift through the lush aviaries of Umgeni River Bird Park. The prima donna ...

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In the early 2000s, he pitched a story to National Geographic about the birds-of-paradise of New Guinea, a tropical island in the South Pacific split between the nation of Papua New Guinea in the ...

This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. ‘If you take care of the birds, you take care of most of the big problems in the world.’ That’s what Thomas ...

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