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What Females Want: Video: Bower Birds Love Blue Booty

Bower birds build elaborate structures, called bowers, out of everything from leaves and sticks to bottle caps and clothespins.

Apr 6th, 2008 | 1 comment | 4,005 Views
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Bower Bird Blues: Production Credits

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Apr 10th, 1997 | 0 comments | 830 Views
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Bower Bird Blues: Additional Web and Print Resources

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Apr 10th, 1997 | 0 comments | 1,211 Views
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Bower Bird Blues: Amorous Architecture

Scientists know that the amorous architects of the bird world build three basic kinds of bowers: "maypoles," "mats," and "avenues." But only now are they beginning to discover the reasons behind the existence of these different forms.

Apr 10th, 1997 | 2 comments | 1,845 Views
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Bower Bird Blues: The Mating Game

Using high-tech tools, researchers are gaining some new insights into the mating habits of the bower bird, long hidden from prying eyes by the bird's dense tropical forest home.

Apr 10th, 1997 | 0 comments | 2,062 Views
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Bower Bird Blues: Introduction

Australia's male bower bird is an accomplished avian architect that has long fascinated scientists with its remarkably complex courting behavior.

Apr 10th, 1997 | 14 comments | 21,711 Views
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