Bird Battle
The two parent birds flew down.
Although it was a bit unkind, the keeper's first reaction was not to care about the mood of the two parent birds or worry about the baby birds, but to subconsciously take out the camera to record the green peacock's flight.
"grumble!"
The little peacock, who had been pretending to be elegant and mature, was caught in the act by his parent bird and instantly showed his true colors. He flapped his wings in panic and was chased all over the ground by his parent bird. He even took off to dodge.
The two adult birds became more and more angry the more they watched.
Originally, they were very pleased to see the little peacock actively learning various flying skills, but who would have thought that after the little guy learned it, the first thing he did was to fly down the mountain when they were not paying attention.
You should talk! You should talk!
[Hahahahaha, is there anyone who can help? Beat the kid! ]
[It’s the family affairs between animals that need to be protected. Humans have no right to interfere (eyes shifted)]
[It seems that the little peacock likes humans very much. Even though it has been stopped so many times by its parent bird, it still refuses to give up. Is this the protagonist's special feature? ]
The two parent birds were obviously relatively normal green peacocks. They felt danger in the farmland and wanted to get away from there. However, they had a cub with special ideas who wanted to run down the mountain all day long.
In fact, this is also related to the height of the feeding point on the mountain.
For the young peacock whose flying ability is not yet stable, there is not much food left when it stumbles to the feeding point.
It is not impossible for it to just eat these to barely fill its stomach, but it has enjoyed personal feeding from the keeper before, so how can it accept such miserable treatment now?
Therefore, the little peacock loves Shanxia (the meal ticket) more than either of the two parent birds.
Unable to control the little peacock, and unable to let it go, the two parent birds could only helplessly follow the little peacock, and resumed their previous habit of going down the mountain every few days, thus spending the rest of the winter peacefully.
Soon, spring arrived.
Narrator:
"In the fairy world, apart from the previous competition for the most beautiful woman, most of the daily things are probably the love disputes among the fairies."
"To have a deep and unforgettable love is what many immortals dream of."
“But occasionally there are some wonderful little stories.”
If it were an ordinary fairy doll, the audience would probably be furious as soon as such a statement was uttered, but with the background of such a divine bird...
[Hoo! Are we going to insert another side storyline? ]
[Hey, spring is here, and it’s time for animals to () again! ]
[Great! Can we see the green peacocks spreading their feathers to compete for attention? ]
Before showing the audience the mating season of a group of green peacocks, the camera first turned to a river beach.
On the river bank, a lively male bird is "dancing".
It has exceptionally lush black hair on its neck, which sways as it keeps tumbling and leaping, making it look exceptionally handsome.
Narrator:
"As you can see, the one before you is a fairy who longs for love."
The audience who didn't recognize what it was were still confused, while the audience who recognized it had already started laughing.
[Oh, it's the Ruffed Sandpiper! Their breeding season is really interesting, hahaha, if you bring it up, you'll be completely confused. ]
[I am dying of laughter. I can already foresee the ethical drama that the narrator is talking about.]
[Hmm? What does that mean? Is there anything special about this bird?]
[Hahaha, you'll find out if you keep reading. The narration will definitely explain it.]
After a while, changes appeared in the camera, and a smaller Ruffed Sandpiper with a white collar flew into the area.
At first, the male bird that had circled the territory did not do anything radical in response to its visit. It just tapped its head with its sharp beak and fanned it with its wings. To make sure that the other party was behaving itself and did not dare to move, it continued to fly in the same place.
Some viewers were confused.
[Ah? Is this a female bird? Why is the male bird hitting it? ]
[Does the female of this bird also look fancy? There are actually white individuals, which is quite rare. ]
The narrator comes out to clarify at the right time:
"This one is also a fairy."
"With its weak strength, it can only live in the shadow of others, hoping to be chosen by the one who came here."
Audience: …
They know the gender-swap setting between the world of divine birds and the world of ordinary fairy dolls, so this bird is also a male?
[For scientific knowledge, the first bird is an independent ruff, which has its own independent mating ground during the mating season and does not allow other independent birds to enter. But the second bird is a satellite ruff, which has the habit of running to other people's mating grounds during the breeding season. If a female bird comes, it may be able to hook up with her. ]
[Hahahaha, I remember watching a documentary before, where the independent type finally attracted a female bird with all its fancy clothes, but when it turned around, it saw the satellite type had mounted her first, and the whole bird went crazy! ]
[No... Then why don't independent types drive away satellite types? Isn't competition among males in nature fierce? ]
[Because female birds prefer to visit places where there are different male birds. If you drive away the satellite type, the independent type itself will not be able to attract female birds. It's really tangled. ]
Good job.
The bird world is really messy.
I thought the passionate battle of wits and courage between the two male birds had reached its limit, but unexpectedly, the next second, another bird flew into the picture.
The small grey-brown bird had no fancy feathers and an unusually plain neck. Anyone who saw it would think it must be a female bird, but -
Narrator:
"In order to win favor in this competition, some fairies even go against their own will and dress themselves up to look different from who they are."
"Alas, if it weren't for love, who would be willing to do this?"
Audience: …
There is so much information, let them take their time.
[For science, this is the third form of the male Ruffed Sandpiper - the pseudo-female form, which is a cross-dresser in human terms... During the breeding season, the feathers and size are no different from those of a real female~]
[…They really work so hard. I cried my heart out.]
[Okay, okay, this is how you play it, right? No wonder it’s called an ethical drama. ]
In the picture, the independent type and the satellite type seem extremely excited about the arrival of the pseudo-female type.
After all, the appearance of the pseudo-hermaphrodite is really no different from that of a real female, so they probably thought that a real female was visiting their territory.
The independent type was wary of the satellite type while slowly approaching the pseudo-female type, spreading its wings to show off its size, as if it was trying hard to promote itself.
Cross-dressing man, pseudo-female: ...
It wanted to escape, but it couldn't.
A normal female bird would just slip away if she felt uncomfortable, but it was still using its independent territory to court a mate, so how could it leave!
After several rounds of maneuvering, the pseudo-female type was ultimately unable to escape the independent type's rising desire for mating, and was ridden by the other party.
Then, they both fell silent.
Independent: Damn, how come this thing is bigger than mine?!
Pseudo-female type: How come I’m exposed just as I came? Is it because of bad feng shui?
The two male birds maintained the up-and-down posture for a few seconds, then quickly moved away and landed back on their feet.
They looked at each other in silence and could only part silently.
After that, the pseudo-female type that walked to the other side was targeted by the satellite type again.
Satellite: Hehe, I finally got my chance... Huh?!
After being completely honest with each other, the three male birds tacitly separated by a distance, grooming their feathers and looking at the sky alone, looking a little awkward.
However, it is still very competitive for multiple male birds to gather in the same courtship field, so they did not drive each other away. Instead, they always paid attention to the birds passing by, praying that a female bird would favor this place.
There are three kinds of male birds here!
Hen! Hen, look at us!
There are many styles for you to choose from——
Narrator:
“They are rivals, but also partners.”
"After all, for a picky God, there must be multiple choices to satisfy him."
Audience: Phew.
[Help me, what kind of development is this? I am so upset. ]
[I am dying of laughter. How can there be such a wonderful way of courtship? Nature is so wonderful. ]
[However, can this courtship method really be stable? Or, why did this courtship method come into being? It's so strange, it doesn't make sense. ]
The reason is actually very simple.
In the distance of the picture, a dark brown female bird is watching the ethical drama here with great interest.
At this time, the three male birds who couldn't stand the loneliness started to take turns riding each other. Surprisingly, the pseudo-female type was on top more times than the satellite type, which made people feel sad about the cowardice of the satellite type.
The female bird watched for a while, then walked towards the territory with graceful small steps.
The female bird loves to watch, which is the meaning of this special way of courtship.
There was another new bird visiting, and the three male birds became excited and came forward to show their courtesy.
The independent type shows off its gorgeous fringed feathers, the satellite type quietly approaches the female bird to try to seize the initiative, and the pseudo-female type pretends to be a close sister and wants to take the female bird away first...
In short, I tried my best and worked super hard.
Narrator:
"Such a complicated relationship is rare even in the fairy world."
"For his family, there aren't so many complicated ethical relationships."
[It's so funny. The courtship method of the fringed snipe is quite explosive no matter where it is. ]
[Many birds are monogamous, but animals don’t really have a concept of mates, they just live together during the breeding season. In this regard, I don’t think it’s necessary to restrict them with human moral views.]
[Yes, for example, after mating, the female of the fringe snipe leaves alone to find a place to build a nest and lay eggs, so the male works extra hard when courting.]
[By the way, many green peacocks have one male and multiple females. This little peacock family seems to be in pairs. I just don’t know how the reproduction will be this year…]
The camera switches back to the valley in spring.
On a relatively unfamiliar river bank, the audience rarely saw other green peacocks besides the two parent birds.
Several female peacocks were pecking at food on the river bank, with their sub-adult chicks beside them.
“Meow——”
Next to them, a green peacock with its tail spread out was shaking its tail and making calls to express its courtship.
Its feather screen is very beautiful. Just looking at the feather screen, female birds may mistakenly think it is a male bird worthy of trust.
but--
After simply testing this flashy male peacock with a chase race, the female peacock found that its actual physical strength was completely insufficient, and that its beautiful tail screen was merely a camouflage to deceive it.
Seeing that the female bird next to it seemed to be slightly attracted to this guy, it wanted to stop it, so it shouted loudly a few times. After the other female birds looked over, it raised its small tail screen.
It shook its tail screen, glanced at the male peacock next to it, and tried to hint.
Fraud.
Don't believe it.
Many birds are really interesting ww
The various courtship performances and dances are very interesting. I have seen a male bird in the forest being courted by an adult male bird when it was a sub-adult. After learning mature courtship skills, it will dump the adult male bird without hesitation and use the gifts given by the adult male bird to please other female birds...
Well, the bird world is really messy (bushi)
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