BirdsofparadiseareoneofDavidAttenborough'slifelongpassions.Hewasthefirsttofilmmanyoftheirbeautifulandoftenbizarredisplays,andoverhislifetimehehastrackedthemalloverthejunglesofNewGuinea.Inthisverypersonalfilm,heuncoverstheremarkablestoryofhowthese'birdsfromparadise'havecaptivatedexplorers,naturalists,artists,film-makersandevenroyalty.Heexploresthemythssurroundingtheirdiscovery500yearsago,thelatestextraordinarybehaviourcapturedoncameraandrevealsthescientifictruthbehindtheirbeauty:theevolutionoftheirspectacularappearancehasinfactbeendrivenbysexddd
Andinafinalcontemporarytwisttothisstoryofobsessionandroyalty,hetravelstothedesertofQatar,toastate-of-the-artfacilitywhichhousesthelargestbreedinggroupofthesebirdsintheworld-asheikh'sveryownprivatecollection.Therehehashisclosesteverencounterwithagreaterbirdofparadiseanditsdramaticdisplay,relivingtheexperiencethatcaptivatedhimintheforestsofNewGuineamorethan50yearsago.
'Formebirdsofparadisearethemostromanticandglamorousbirdsintheworld.AndthisisafilmIhavewantedtomakefor40years.'-SirDavidAttenborough.
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