Birds-of-Paradise Documentary

Published on Oct 11, 2012

 Get an advance look now...and witness diverse strategies of evolution at work and experience one of nature's extraordinary wonders - up close.

Explore more: http://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org

Birds-of-Paradise Project: Science Education Website Launching in January:

The Birds-of-Paradise Project reveals the astounding beauty of 39 of the most exquisitely specialized animals on earth. After 8 years and 18 expeditions to New Guinea and Australia, Cornell Lab scientist Ed Scholes and National Geographic photojournalist Tim Laman succeeded in capturing images of all 39 species in the bird-of-paradise family for the first time ever. 

This trailer gives a sense of their monumental undertaking and the spectacular footage that resulted. Filmed by Tim Laman, Ed Scholes, and Eric Liner.

Also be on the lookout for the Cornell Lab's and National Geographic's gorgeous

- coffee-table book (http://amzn.to/RYb7IL), 

- a major exhibit at the National Geographic Museum (http://ngmuseum.org/bop), 

-a TV documentary (http://amzn.to/12jtkBL), 

-articles in Living Bird (http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=2541) and 

- National Geographic magazines, and a North American lecture tour (http://bit.ly/VRD6eJ).

 

 Get an advance look now...and witness diverse strategies of evolution at work and experience one of nature's extraordinary wonders - up close.

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Source:
Birds-of-Paradise Project Trailer - YouTube

 http://www.cornell.edu/video/?VideoID=2398