The bowerbird is more than just a pretty face in the avian world. With over 20 species spread across Australia and Papua New Guinea, these birds have captured the fascination of scientists and ...

Creature Courtship by Peter Tyson "The sight of a feather in a peacock's tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me sick!" —Charles Darwin, in a letter to botanist Asa Gray, April 3, 1860 ...

The geometry of the courtship site creates an illusion of uniformity: When a female bowerbird views the court from within the avenue, all of the court objects appear to be the same size. (Image ...

This shows a successful male great bowerbird courtship (video narrated by co-author Laura Kelley). This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 20, 2012, issue of Science, published by ...

Everyone likes a good optical illusion, and that includes at least one animal. Male bowerbirds woo females by constructing a bachelor pad that creates an illusion of uniform décor (and the ...