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Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds' feet are so tiny that they cannot walk on the ground. To make up for this they are extremely accomplished and fast flyers.
Wildlife Finder: discover more about the speed of hummingbirds -
Magnificent frigatebird
Magnificent frigatebirds have wingspans up to 215cm. These wide wingspans enable them to soar effortlessly over American and tropical coastlines.
Wildlife Finder: listen to a frigate bird clapping its bill -
Chinstrap penguin
Chinstrap penguins are extremely hardy birds that rely on their specialised feathers to survive in the Antarctic. They live in colonies of millions of birds.
Wildlife Finder: hear the sounds of a chinstrap colony -
Vogelkop bowerbird
Vogelkop bowerbirds are the 'interior designers' of the avian world. The males compete for mates by making their shelters look as beautiful as possible.
Wildlife Finder: watch these artists at work -
Forest treasures of West Papua
The Life team went to the remote forests of West Papua to film the courtship performance of the vogelkop bowerbird.
Watch Stephen's story on Earth Explorers
Programme maker Stephen Lyle had never seen these birds before, but when he met people who had spent their lives in the forest, he found that their first encounters were just as extraordinary. -
Red-billed tropicbird
Red-billed tropicbirds spend most of their life over the open ocean. They only come to land on remote islands to look after their single chicks.
Wildlife Finder: watch red-billed tropicbirds' aerial contests with frigatebirds -
Cape gannet
Cape gannets live in large colonies off the coasts of South Africa and Namibia. Since the depletion of fish stocks in this area, Cape gannet parents now need to protect their young from pelicans.
Wildlife Finder: witness life in a Cape gannet colony
Credits
- Narrator
- David Attenborough
- Executive Producer
- Michael Gunton
Broadcasts
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