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King Bird-of-paradise
Hwa Ja Götz (MfN) and Carola Radke (MfN)
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Decorative feathers are no use for flying and seem to be more of a hindrance - so why has evolution still produced them in all shapes and colours? The most frequent and plausible answer is sexual selection.
Cicinnurus regius / tail feather / 140mm
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- Title: King Bird-of-paradise
- Creator: Hwa Ja Götz (MfN), Carola Radke (MfN)
- Rights: © Museum für Naturkunde. All rights reserved.
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