Week in Geek - Boogying birds
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) taken in Ngorongoro Park, Tanzania. Credit: D. Gordon E. Robertson
My weekly post for The Rachel Maddow Show.
Week in Geek: Boogying birds edition
This species of songbird has some smooth moves you can’t even see with your own eyes.
The blue-capped cordon-bleu is a type of finch native to East Africa. They are pretty tiny, only around three inches high, but it turns out they have quite the dynamic courtship ritual.
Also features: eels, gassy bananas, 3D printed blood vessels, and Vincent van Gogh's ear.
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