{"id":113,"date":"2016-04-12T18:18:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T18:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bibijacob.com\/writing\/?p=113"},"modified":"2016-04-26T18:29:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T18:29:41","slug":"fun-facts-about-monkeyboy-and-gogobird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bibijacob.com\/writing\/fun-facts-about-monkeyboy-and-gogobird\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts about Monkeyboy and Gogobird"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><b>Birds of Paradise<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>There are 39 species of birds of paradise native to Papua New Guinea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KkMwZgtHVnI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The only birds of paradise brought back to Europe from trading expeditions in the early sixteenth century were dead. Native traders prepared them by removing their wings and feet so that they could be used as decorations. This led to the belief that the birds never landed but were literally birds who\u2019d come from paradise and were being kept aloft by their plumes. Hence the name \u2018bird of paradise\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Briefly they were also thought to be the mythical phoenix.<\/li>\n<li>For \u2018Monkeyboy and Gogobird\u2019 we have created a hybrid &#8211; King bird of paradise + Parotia = Gogobird<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Parotia waltz<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTmHtxJpEWE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">King Bird of Paradise<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bernardvanelegem.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_large\/public\/images\/dsc5809king-bird-paradisescicinnurus-regiusnimbokrang-jalan-koreawest-papua12-07-2011bvanelegem-blr.jpg?itok=2gRcSqIW\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bernardvanelegem.com\/image\/king-bird-paradise\" target=\"_blank\">King Bird of Paradise<\/a> \u00a9 Bernard Van Elegem Biodiversity Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p><b>Orangutans<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Orangutans share 97% of their DNA with humans! They are among the most intelligent of the primates.<\/li>\n<li>They\u2019re also real tree dwellers, sleeping nightly in elaborate nests they make out of branches and foliage.<\/li>\n<li>They can use a variety of tools &#8211; up to 54 types for extracting insects or honey, and as many as 20 types for opening or preparing fruits.<\/li>\n<li>They can imitate human behaviour, communicate with us using sign language and are sometimes DIY enthusiasts! Watch David Attenborough\u2019s exceptional documentary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IFACrIx5SZ0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today orangutans are an endangered species. Their habitat is being destroyed by palm oil cultivation and forest fires. They\u2019re also threatened by poachers &#8211; babies are sold as pets and adults are killed for their meat.<\/li>\n<li>Once wide-spread throughout Sotheast Asia, they can now only be found in Borneo and Sumatra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birds of Paradise There are 39 species of birds of paradise native to Papua New Guinea The only birds of paradise brought back to Europe from trading expeditions in the early sixteenth century were dead. Native traders prepared them by removing their wings and feet so that they could be used as decorations. 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