Did you know that cooperative behavior is a classic puzzle in evolutionary biology? Most cooperation occurs in close-knit family groups and helping kin with similar genes explains apparently selfless behavior. But some, like blue manakin males, are special and cooperate in spectacular courtship displays with unrelated partners.
Nature never ceases to amaze me. The female bird will not mate with a lone male, the males team up to help the alpha. Very interesting. Thank u tera matter for teaching me something new, yet again.
After studying my chickens for a day, I concluded that they have a much better strategy for survival. The rooster dominates everything in the vicinity. He mates with every hen, every day. Multiple times. And he aggressively protects the chicks, even those from another rooster.
A few people say they feel sorry for the males, but the female does all the work raising the chicks. So it makes sense she is picky, if she's going to do all the work, she wants to raise the chicks with the best genes. And the truth is, not every male has good genes.
I recently learned about Manakins from an animated show. It's so sad that human activity again is responsible for endangering their way of life like. Really hope they will be protected.
@@starstencahl8985 I am not seeking to have a 'good' online presence, let alone any online presence. I just thought it was curious that this lady Lena, who clearly belongs to the user engagement/social media team of this channel, is trying to promote their channel by replying to each and every comment.
This is hilarious and too damn adorable!!! The best part was when the show started, how the female got in a good viewing position while the males got in line as they each took a turn to do their dance in front of her. It was too damn cute as the line rotated while they each took a turn throwing down their best moves as she sits and watches, examining every detail. I loved how they bowed at the end like true performers. Then when the boys look to see what she thought, she skwaks out the bird version of "AS IF! HA!!! Maybe next time" and takes off! That was EPIC! Who knows though, maybe that was like the third dance troop she saw today and the first two were way better but she has to be polite and watch the whole thing before rejecting those losers! GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!
@MrDruism. Hi! I'm showing up 3 years after you left a comment about birds' courtships. Gentlemen, you think you've had it tough, just look at what these poor blokes have to do to get a little love. It's just adorable and amazing simultaneously. It is a privilege to see this, after some poor sods had to slog through miles of forest and tree limbs, mud, scratches, ripped trouser bottoms in order to sit quietly and wait until the parade passed by. Thank you ladies and gents. Haha! Welcome to the world!
I was surprised to see that most comments were of 2 or 3 years ago. Come on, people! The animal world has been doing this for aeons and we come tripping along, saying that WE invented it all! Yes?? Just watch this! It is too precious and needs to be treated with respect, love and courtesy. Thanks to all the dedicated people who made this. I wonder how long you had to sit there, waiting to film this! Much obliged for allowing us to be in the audience!
I still remember the day when this channel had around 10K subs and I used to say this channel needs more support,sad days.congratulations for 200K. I am sure that you guys will hit 1M subs at the end of 2021,Best Of Luck.
I was so happy to watch and film a few species of manakins in Costa Rica, these guys take the dancing to the next level. I see some delayed plumage maturation males in your footage, that is such an interesting part of the story
Awesome to hear that you filmed manakins in Costa Rica! And yes, we were also surprised by the young males' plumage. The beauty of nature never fails to amaze, right?
Your content is NatGeo Wild Quality. The narration, information and visuals are just too spot on. Fantastic message at the end of every video. Thank you to the whole team!
Not sure how 'jesus' causes forest destruction? How can you have a sense of responsibility if you think jesus or god, created everything? It's not seeing the true cause behind the habitat destruction. I also don't mean to attack your religion. I'm just looking for a discussion, not an argument.
@@michaelcreamer9601 uh mate not sure what you're on about, I thought this bc of the timing, dude said smn like "but their biggest problem of survival is..." and showed the giant statue of jesus in brazil lol
Glad to hear that you like our videos! Thanks! These blue manakins were filmed by our crew, yes. In general most of the footage is ours. Additionally, we also use short clips from Reuters Connect (News Agency) for news coverage.
@Terra Mater I'm just speechless. Wow, mad props to your film crew and the RU-vid team. How do you guys support such a team considering this is such an underrated channel on youtube as of now? Is there someplace we can support the channel or donate whatever we can like PayPal (for one time payments right now) at least?
Because the female wont mate with a lone dancer. Some females birds only choose those with the longest feathers, other with the brightest colors, and that's how you get to these results, by sexual selection
Me too! Those birds of paradise in New Guinea are hillarious in their dedication and unique niche. And of course the narrator's anthropomorphic comments make it all so relatable.
Very interesting video and well done too! It is interesting to see the different juveniles with their peculiar plumage learning from the older. Birdwatching is key to conservation as birding hotspots become valued and less likely to be destroyed or altered! #keepbirding #birdingisconservation #cometobrazil
These little guys are now my favorite bird species. I can see that picky females would be the reason for them to go extinct. An allegory to a developed country’s native population.
