Stephen Lyle and Barrie Britton recall their close encounter with two birds that revealed the exquisite courtship performance of the male vogelkop bowerbird. Show more Wildlife film director Stephen ...

Tweet of the Day is the voice of birds and our relationship with them, from around the world. Sir David Attenborough presents the Vogelkop bowerbird of west New Guinea. The forest floor resembles a ...

This piece received second place in the nonfiction category of the 2024 Wallace Prize. The Vogelkop Bowerbird lives in the Arfak mountains of western New Guinea. It’s small, it’s brown, and it sounds ...

A few animals are prodigious producers of ‘art’, says Jason G Goldman. Why do they do it? Do they enjoy the creative process? And is their work any good? At first glance, the Vogelkop Gardener ...

NOVA: Do you think there are new bowerbird species left to discover? Borgia: It's possible. I think what may happen is that existing species may be split. Certainly with the Vogelkop bowerbirds that ...

The Vogelkop Bowerbirds build hut-like structures, with the front yard decorated with leaves, flowers, and gleaming beetle body parts during mating season to outshine rivals. Bee hives are the perfect ...

The Indonesian vogelkop bowerbird build intricate stick tower nests to attract mates. They decorate them with flowers, fruits, mushrooms, and even trash left in the forest by tourists. Australian ...

Some animals are incredible architects, and humans have long drawn inspiration from them to design impressive structures. These elaborate animal homes not only provide shelter but also serve various ...

H ow sad that Marshall McLuhan didn't live to see high-definition television. The brilliant Canadian theorist famously and immortally declared, "The medium is the message," and HDTV brings that ...

The sexual success of the male spotted bowerbird depends on his gardening skills. In his patch of forest, where he displays to mates, he cultivates a small fruiting shrub called the ‘bush tomato’, ...