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The Male
The Male

The Male

— Apr 2019 1 Season 2 Episodes 50m/ep
Ended
Documentary

Overview

Across tropical forests and distant landscapes, male birds perform elaborate dances, display extraordinary plumage and build intricate structures to attract a mate. This two-part wildlife documentary explores the remarkable courtship strategies shaped by sexual selection, revealing how competition for female attention produces some of nature’s most spectacular displays.

Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)
🇰🇷 South Korea · Korean

Cast

Lee Hye-young

Lee Hye-young

Narrator (voice)

Key Crew

Son Seung-woo

Son Seung-woo

Director

E1

A World of Madness

Male birds compete for female attention with extraordinary plumage, elaborate dances and surprising courtship strategies. From birds-of-paradise in New Guinea to ruffs in Sweden, the first part explores the lengths males go to in order to reproduce.

Apr 15, 2019 50m
E2

The Birth of Art

Birds transform courtship into spectacular performances, from intricate dances and rhythmic wing sounds to carefully arranged display courts. The second part explores the connection between sexual selection, beauty and the origins of artistic expression.

Apr 16, 2019 50m

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