00:00Bowerbirds take their name from their extravagantly decorated dens, also known as bowers.
00:09More than 20 fantastical species are found throughout Australasia and they share a common mission.
00:16To build an opulent love palace to impress and entice the opposite sex.
00:23And the Vogelkopf Bowerbird builds the most exquisite construction.
00:32It's breeding season in New Guinea and this male is pulling out all the stops to land a mate.
00:39What he lacks in flamboyant plumage he makes up for in his architectural genius.
00:46Twig by twig he assembles his bower, a cone shaped hut three feet high and five feet in diameter woven around the spine of a tree.
00:58Just beyond the palace gates he goes to work on landscaping his front lawn.
01:04Conspicuous treasures including bright coloured fungi and flowers are collected from far and wide and arranged with an artistic touch.
01:15With his garden looking sharp it's time to add the finishing touches and decorate the entrance to his sexy love nest.
01:24A female arrives to assess the male's efforts.
01:29She's been making the rounds on the lookout for the best designer in the neighbourhood and so far she hasn't been wowed.
01:37Only the very best designer will do.
01:40But this time she's impressed with the display.
01:45This bowerbird's got style.
01:49Despite almost two months spent constructing the bower its purpose is over in a blink of an eye.
01:59The female will lay her eggs in a secluded nest nearby.
02:06The bowerbird builds and then maintains these works of art over a 30 year period single handedly.
02:13I take my hat off to this dedicated artistic genius.
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02:22I take my hat.
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02:29Just a mile from her business.
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02:32With our hair to do temple, what we can show you that also has used.
02:35We think it was likely to be very happy.
02:37In other ways this is about time, the desert tạiras.
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