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The male mating dance is all about showing a female how fit and healthy he is. Only strong birds who are free from disease would have such magnificent plumage and be able to form such intricate moves.
Snowball (hatched c. 1996) is a male Eleonora cockatoo, noted as being the first non-human animal conclusively demonstrated to be capable of beat induction: [1] perceiving music and synchronizing his body movements to the beat (i.e. dancing). He currently holds the Guinness World Record for most dance moves by a bird. [2]
Male peacock spider, Maratus volans, courtship display In some species, males will perform ritualized movements to attract females. The male six-plumed bird-of-paradise (Parotia lawesii) exemplifies male courtship display with its ritualized "ballerina dance" and unique occipital and breast feathers that serve to stimulate the female visual system. [7]
Many male birds have brightly coloured plumage for display. This feather is from a male Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus. Sexual display by a Megaselia female.. Display behaviour is a set of ritualized behaviours that enable an animal to communicate to other animals (typically of the same species) about specific stimuli. [1]
A comical dance routine used by a rare breed of bird in a mating tactic that has never before been filmed in the wild. Sir David Attenborough has narrated the bizarre display of the male tragopan.
The brow-antlered deer or the dancing deer is found in its natural habitat only at Keibul Lamjao National Park over the floating biomass locally called phumdi in the southeastern part of Loktak Lake. It is located between 24°27' N and 24°31' N latitude and 93°53' E and 93°55' E longitudes.
Dancing with the Birds is a 2019 documentary film directed by Huw Cordey and narrated by Stephen Fry. [1] The premise revolves around exotic birds doing mating rituals, such as dancing or creating bowers with the right decorations. [2] [3] Dancing with the Birds was released on October 23, 2019, on Netflix. [2]
[1] Present-day performances of the cendrawasih dance originate from choreography by N. L. N. Swasthi Wijaya Bandem, who arranged for the first performance in 1988. [2] The cendrawasih dance is inspired by the bird of paradise, which is known as burung cendrawasih in Indonesian and as manuk dewata ("the bird of the gods") in Balinese.