May 2012
National Geographic Magazine: A Showboating Bird... →
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By Dan Koeppel Photograph by Tim Laman To see a manakin in action is to encounter a spectacular song and dance act in the middle of a tropical forest. About half of the 40 known species make music by moving their body parts. And in the flush of courtship, males execute maneuvers with…
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