For tens of millions of years, parrots have survived and thrived in Australia even as the continent underwent dramatic changes.

The red knot makes one of the longest migrations of any animal. To accomplish this feat, it relies on the eggs of the horseshoe crab. Without these eggs, the red knot is in danger.

Learn about the different birds of paradise, watch video and VOTE for your favorite.

An interview with biologist and conservationist Miriam Supuma.

Additional resources about birds of paradise.

How a group of picky females created the beautiful and bizarre males of the Paradisaeadie family.

Images of the strange and stunning birds of paradise that populate the island of New Guinea.

David Attenborough on what goes into filming wild birds of paradise and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Birds of the Gods.

Information on New Guinea's birds of paradise.

Deep in the heart of New Guinea live unimaginably spectacular birds that exist nowhere else.