Birds of paradise are one of David Attenborough's lifelong passions. He was the first to film many of their beautiful and often bizarre displays, and over his lifetime he has tracked them all over the jungles of New Guinea. In this very personal film, he uncovers the remarkable story of how these 'birds from paradise' have captivated explorers, naturalists, artists, film-makers and even royalty. He explores the myths surrounding their discovery 500 years ago, the latest extraordinary behaviour captured on camera and reveals the scientific truth behind their beauty: the evolution of their spectacular appearance has in fact been driven by sex.
And in a final contemporary twist to this story of obsession and royalty, he travels to the desert of Qatar, to a state-of-the-art facility which houses the largest breeding group of these birds in the world - a sheikh's very own private collection. There he has his closest ever encounter with a greater bird of paradise and its dramatic display, reliving the experience that captivated him in the forests of New Guinea more than 50 years ago.
'For me birds of paradise are the most romantic and glamorous birds in the world. And this is a film I have wanted to make for 40 years.' - Sir David Attenborough.
这应该是爱登堡把95之前版本的纪录片剪辑出来的（？）配合标本和历史插画串起来拼成的杂烩，其实还挺不错，原来riflebird和parotia青春期会在求偶前先偷偷练习，甚至还会两只雄性轮流扮雌性互相彩排2333 新几内亚的生活自然条件太好了，没有了生活的负担，就只剩下极端颜控和追求高质量性生活的雌鸟了……才能诞生这么多奇葩，果然饱暖思淫欲，这种意义上来说确实是paradise...不过其中被带到卡...
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Birds of paradise are one of David Attenborough's lifelong passions. He was the first to film many of their beautiful and often bizarre displays and over his lifetime he has tracked them all over the jungles of New Guinea. In this very personal film he uncovers the remarkable story of how these 'birds from paradise' have captivated explorers naturalists artists film-makers...
看到这些美丽的热带鸟儿们，就已经置身天堂。如果有下一辈子，我将选择做生物飞禽类学家或植物学家，海洋学家。这一世先通过科普读物学习鉴赏一下。
少不了要介绍极乐鸟的求偶舞蹈，还有一部分是围绕极乐鸟的各色花边小史，比如几百年前的艺术家，对着残缺的标本疯狂脑补，精工绘制四不像，拿破仑的侄子将“红黄蓝”三色的极乐鸟命名为“人民共和”极乐鸟（国旗要改色吗）。一小部分是老爷子从黑白影像时代起就和这种凡尔赛之鸟结下的渊源，还能看见大极乐鸟向他求偶。
