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This Modest Arizona Park Has A Surprisingly Rich Wetland Ecosystem With Some Of The State's Top Birdwatching

Tucked in Arizona's southeast corner is this understated park with its tranquil pond and wetlands, which attract a wide ...
Forbes

These Birds-Of-Paradise Are Glowing. Here’s Why It Matters

Greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male, native to southwest New Guinea and Aru Islands, Indonesia. (Photo by: Philippe Clément/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Many marine ...
The Ledger

Oft mistaken for banana plant, white bird-of-paradise is better. Unless you want fruit

At first glance, casual gardeners almost always mistake the white bird-of-paradise for a banana plant. That’s understandable. Unlike the more common bird-of-paradise, which grows only about six feet ...
The New York Times

Birds of Paradise Glow on Mating Parade

The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals. A male Paradisaea rubra, or red bird-of-paradise.Credit...Rene Martin/American Museum of Natural History Supported by By ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Birds-of-Paradise Glow to Attract Mates, Adding a Flashy Element to Their Impressive Courtship Displays

Scientists found biofluorescence in most species of birds-of-paradise, including the emperor bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi), shown here from the American Museum of Natural History's ...