On the Trail of the Bowerbird Charles Darwin scratched his head over the purpose of bowers, the carefully tended sex dens of the bowerbird. But few scientists had conducted studies of these ornate ...

Bowerbirds' Soaring Set. February 26, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Phil Moore and Beth Tacular both said they were feeling sick at the Black Cat on Sunday night, ...

So-called bowerbirds are known to build elaborate branch-and-vine structures to attract their mates. Now, new research shows that this family of birds may also be accidental gardeners.

For bowerbirds, we know that the creation of forced perspective drives the ladies wild—we just don’t yet know how or why. Science , 2012. DOI: 10.1126/science.1212443 ( About DOIs ).

I believe the bowerbird "mating structures" are a very natural and lovely form of art. During the NOVA program I noticed the distinct similarities between bowerbirds and humans.

The bowerbird, if a new study is to be believed. Males appear to cultivate plants around the structures they build to attract a mate. Male spotted bowerbirds ( Ptilonorhynchus maculates ) ...

Bowerbirds build patterned courts to impress females, will stick with flawed designs. A great bowerbird displaying to a female who has entered his bower. Photograph by Tim Laman, National Geographic ...