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Birds have started using human items to impress their mates - including toy handcuffs

Researchers from the University of Exeter say bowerbirds in Australian cities are using human items to impress their mates.

The birds whose mating strategy is truly rubbish

It is said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but bowerbirds have turned refuse into an aphrodisiac, stealing ...

City birds dazzle females with 'borrowed' human items

Bowerbirds in an Australian city use a range of human items—from glass and plastic to banknotes and even a pair of ...

Male bowerbirds prefer to dazzle females with bright human-made items

According to a new paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science by University of Exeter scientists, urbanization ...
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Urban bowerbirds prefer human-made items over natural materials for courtship

Unsual mating rituals are emerging in modern times. In a bizarre wild twist, a ...
Science Daily

In attracting mates, male bowerbirds appear to rely on special optical effect

Bowerbird males are well known for making elaborate constructions, lavished with decorative objects, to impress and attract their mates. Now, researchers have identified a completely new dimension to ...
PBS

On the Trail of the Bowerbird

NOVA: Do you think there are new bowerbird species left to discover? Borgia: It's possible. I think what may happen is that existing species may be split. Certainly with the Vogelkop bowerbirds that ...