tags: slow motion, streaming video
I've linked to streaming videos of moonwalking male manakin (birds) before, but it is so amazing that I had to share two more links with you (the first one of these videos of the moonwalking manakins is the extended version, and both are new links to this site). Includes music by Michael Jackson [3:28 & 1:50]
Yet another video of these birds that you will enjoy [1:50];
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Several times in the past, I've linked to Kim Bostwick's research with South American manakins from Birds in the News, but now there is a streaming slow-motion video of her moonwalking manakins (click for alternate video source), complete with music. At certain times of the day, there is high…
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Male Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, 2005.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [larger view].
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Goodness, it's an Aracuan bird! :-)
And I really like Ms Boswick's [sp?] rendition of the dance...
Really? Because Ms. Boswick's rendition of the dance actually kind of freaks me out.
Hey Devorah-
I showed the first of these manakin videos to my sociobio class when I introduced the concept of sexual selection. The whole class laughed uproariously. It was great. Thanks for sharing!
-L