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[mocknload]

This bird started out so gentlemanly with the bow and the cool changing of the eye color, then it turns into a freaking umbrella. 10/10 would definitely catch my attention

[newbie]

He has the drip, the moves, the looks, and the respect towards the mate.

What a gentleman

[jskd]

This bird has the best dating tips: 1) Keep a clean area. 2) Learn to dance 3) Flash your iridescent throat patches.

[InsaneLaughter]

You know the mating ritual is bomb af when even other species are impressed.

[birdie]

I mean his place looked flawless, had a really modern and expensive feel to it, then there was his impeccable dance moves and routine too. He even bowed! What a gentleman! 😭
He really wooed me and I wasn’t even the one being wooed! 😭😭😭 😍😍😍

[crumbs]

I mean, , , if a guy cleaned his house and had moves like that I'd be sold too

[marennenseter]

Lets admit it; this bird is a better dancer than most of us.

[WobblesandBean]

For anyone asking how they do the eye thing, I'm a zoologist specializing in ornithology, I can answer this. There's two main reasons that together create the effect, and I will try to explain them both without using big science-y words.

The biggest reason is that Lawes parotia birds have a very extreme form of central heterochromia, meaning they have one color on the inside of the eye, and a different color on the outside. They have two rings of color in their iris, a thick yellow ring surrounding a thinner, more reflective blue ring. If you could remove the eyeball, it would look like a dartboard; the small innermost center dot as the pupil, then the thin blue ring surrounding the center, then a much wider yellow band surrounding that. The yellow ring is typically hidden behind their eyelids, as you cannot see the sclera in birds like you can see ours. All you typically see is the pupil and the inner blue iris. When males flash their eye during a dance, they sharply constrict their pupils, causing the thick yellow ring to fill the eye, and the blue ring to become so small it just looks like part of the pupil. If you look up photos of them, in some of them you can see a bit of yellow peeking out the corner of the eye, on the very edge of the blue.

The second reason has to do with the translucent quality of the blue pigment. When light hits the eye at a specific angle, the blue disappears and just looks black, making the opaque yellow pigment look much more prominent. It's very similar to one-way mirrors, or how the surface reflection of water makes it difficult to see anything beneath, even though the water is clear. But if light hits it at a certain angle, you can see past the reflective surface. When Lawes parotia males point their eye skyward, light hits the blue pigment in a way that it becomes transparent like the pupil itself, thus appearing black.

Overall the effect is like, 80% the first one and 20% the second, but it's still interesting how there's more than just one thing going on that results in this really cool effect. I hope all of that made sense, I'm kinda bad at describing things in layman's terms. 😅

[TheSanskritChannel]

How has this not gone Viral yet!?
Tough Crowd, Planet Earth!

[amandamol]

The last bird.. I thought he was collecting those for building a nest. He cleaned up the arena for his performance 😂

[mix_edits]

I just can’t imagine how much effort the people behind the scenes take to get these amazing shots. Also, the time it takes to get these facts, shots, and difficulties along the way. I would just like to give a tip of the hat to Netflix and Planet Earth.

[nicolejeune]

I grew up with my grandparents in the jungles of Papua New Guinea watching the Bird of Paradise dancing... It became a normal life for me that I couldn't understand why people were so captivated by this. Then as I grew older I appreciated where I came from.

[christine]

That bow at 2:25 is the cutest thing ever! I love him.

[ureka]

This is literally the best thing I've seen on Youtube this year.

[a.mirabilis]

cleaned up, opened with a bow, became a circle and made a silly little dance 😭😭😭 what a gentleman

[kaikaguya]

A black bird with changing eyes: *dancing*
The female bird: *thats hot*

[nomeansno]

This bird dance better than 98% of the human population.

[anxietina_]

A guy who cleans, has manners, can dance, is attractive and is a useful umbrella? Sign me up

[rosechinnukt]

I will give this bird 10/10 for his
Dance, he is a true gentleman he gently bows the female to start the dance, 😭😭😭😭he is such a sweet guy 😭😭😭

[llvsrnm]

The male bird is a real gentleman with a polite bow and not forcing her but just waiting. How nice his way of love is! 💖