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Natural World
2009-2010, Birds of Paradise
Living in the depths of the New Guinea rainforest are the spectacular birds of paradise - creatures so beautiful that the first Europeans believed they must have fallen from heaven. Filming their bizarre courtship displays is the Holy Grail of wildlife film makers: some perform like iridescent acrobats, others make hypnotic pulsing sounds as they quiver and vibrate. David Attenborough narrates the film. He has been entranced by these birds since he was a boy and he introduces a team of New Guinean naturalists as they embark on a gruelling expedition to try to film ten birds of paradise deep in the heart of the rainforest.
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Bennett's Tree-kangarooBennett's Tree-kangarooBirds of ParadiseBlack SicklebillBlack SicklebillBlue Bird of ParadiseDocumentariesEmperor Bird of ParadiseGreater Bird of ParadiseKing Bird of ParadiseKing of Saxony Bird of ParadiseLawes's ParotiaMagnificent Bird of ParadiseMagnificent RiflebirdNew GuineaPets & AnimalsPheasant PigeonRaggiana Bird of ParadiseRibbon-tailed AstrapiaScience & NatureSuperb Bird of ParadiseWilson's Bird of Paradise