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Sir David muses on how New Guinea residents fooled early explorers with resplendent adornments and decorations. From 2009.

Set to celebrate his 100th birthday on 8th May 2025 - Sir David Attenborough talks about the Birds of Paradise.

This is a group of birds which evolved in the relative safety of New Guinea, allowing them to acquire adornments and feathered decorations so resplendent that they fooled the early explorers who discovered them.

Series of talks by Sir David on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Producer: Julian Hector.

First broadcast on 蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra in August 2009.

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