Feathers of love

Why do birds paradise dance and display their feathers?

• To frighten away predators

• To exercise and clean their bodies

• To attract a mate

• To show possesion of an area

The phrase "give it his all" is closest in meaning to

• tries as hard as possible

• gives everything away

• stops paying attention

• starts to lose hope

Which type of bird dances in a group?

• female Carola's parotia

• male Goldie's bird of paradise

• male Carola's parotia

• female Goldie's bird of paradise

Why did so many birds of paradise die in the early 1900s?

• Large scale deforestation to make way for industrial development

• There was a high demand for feathers to use in European ladies' hats

• Illegal logging drastically reduced the birds' habitat

• Local people hunted the birds for traditional uses

Why do local people continue to hunt birds of paradise?

• to keep their numbers down

• to eat them

• to sell them to tourists

• to make traditional costumes