Date: 28/12/2017 18:24:52
From: dv
ID: 1166427
Subject: Bowerbird pupils

Look at what this bowerbird does with his pupils during the courtship ritual.

The Bowerbird’s Grand Performance!

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Date: 28/12/2017 18:49:21
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1166434
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

dv said:

Look at what this bowerbird does with his pupils during the courtship ritual.

The Bowerbird’s Grand Performance!

Can humans do that?

I know that people can make their pupils bigger, without drugs, simply by being interested in something, but …

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Date: 28/12/2017 18:54:01
From: Ian
ID: 1166435
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

1.32
“Look into my eyes. Look into my eyes. Not around my eyes. Look into my eyes.”

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Date: 28/12/2017 18:59:11
From: Arts
ID: 1166437
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

“She appear to be transfixed..” I hear you sister, I cannot look away either

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Date: 28/12/2017 19:00:24
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1166438
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

Which bowerbird is this?

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Date: 28/12/2017 20:08:29
From: dv
ID: 1166472
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

I also like how he just stops mid-twerk when he sees his rival.

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Date: 28/12/2017 20:16:13
From: dv
ID: 1166481
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

mollwollfumble said:


Which bowerbird is this?

Sericulus aureus ardens

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Date: 28/12/2017 20:21:42
From: dv
ID: 1166488
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

But now I’m annoyed because I’ve seen that Youtube has a main category called “Pets and Animals”.

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Date: 28/12/2017 21:01:00
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1166494
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

dv said:


mollwollfumble said:

Which bowerbird is this?

Sericulus aureus ardens

Flame bowerbird. Interesting, never seen it before.

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Date: 29/12/2017 00:55:37
From: kii
ID: 1166530
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

This cracked me up and made me laugh.
Also cough.

Thanks a lot.

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Date: 31/12/2017 09:22:25
From: roughbarked
ID: 1167392
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

mollwollfumble said:


dv said:

Look at what this bowerbird does with his pupils during the courtship ritual.

The Bowerbird’s Grand Performance!

Can humans do that?

I know that people can make their pupils bigger, without drugs, simply by being interested in something, but …

It would seem that the birdbrain has individual focusing abilities. Can you raise one eyebrow and not the other?

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Date: 31/12/2017 09:24:52
From: roughbarked
ID: 1167393
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

roughbarked said:


mollwollfumble said:

dv said:

Look at what this bowerbird does with his pupils during the courtship ritual.

The Bowerbird’s Grand Performance!

Can humans do that?

I know that people can make their pupils bigger, without drugs, simply by being interested in something, but …

It would seem that the birdbrain has individual focusing abilities. Can you raise one eyebrow and not the other?

I liked the glum look shown when the female left the building.

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Date: 31/12/2017 09:49:22
From: Speedy
ID: 1167396
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

We had a pet rainbow lorikeet that could do that with her eyes.

It often preceded her “fly and bite” manoeuvre.

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Date: 31/12/2017 10:02:19
From: ruby
ID: 1167397
Subject: re: Bowerbird pupils

Finally watched it. So much awesome packed into a few minutes, especially the pupil thing.
Loved his moves when he had the seed in his beak- ‘watch this baby….’.

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