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experience with birds-of-paradise, and with the new facility, the park wants to show everyone just how extraordinary birds can be! Visitors can enjoy the peculiar plumage of males of different Bird-of-paradise species in five naturally decorated show aviaries. There is an interactive education wall, where visitors can learn more about the birds, their habitat, diet and behavior. The remarkable mating rituals that are so typical for birds-of- paradise are shown on a video screen. To top it all off, there is a giant statue of a bird-of-paradise which creates a nice photo opportunity for all visitors. Behind the scenes, the facility can house no less than 60 birds! Here the birds will be stimulated to mate and produce offspring, in order to secure


the Park’s population. The birds are all housed separately because of their specific needs. This last part is not open to the visitors, but cameras inside the aviaries show how the birds are behaving and add to the bird-of- paradise experience in Weltvogelpark Walsrode.


Diet and feeding The diet of the birds-of-paradise is dominated by fruit and arthropods, although small amounts of nectar and small vertebrates may also be taken. The ratio of the two food types varies by species, with fruit predominating in some species, and arthropods dominating the diet in others. The ratio of the two will affect other aspects of the behaviour of the species,


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