Following his expedition to Indonesia as told in Zoo Quest for a Dragon" David Attenboroughs next animal collecting & filming trip
- as part of the successful " Zoo Quest television series"
- was to New Guinea home of the exotic Birds of Paradise. The quest demanded hazardous treks across treacherous terrain in the Jimi Valley & on the edges of uncharted territory. But the arduous adventures were finally rewarded when in front of the camera a Count Raggis Bird of Paradise enthralled him with its frenzied dance. In this audio release David tells of his adventures during the trip: being an onlooker at a formal lovemaking ceremony seeing the skills of ritual axe making trying to master pidgin English & witnessing a sing sing at which hundreds of tribesmen came together from all parts of the country. Specially recorded for audio the magical voice of the master broadcaster entertains & educates in this fascinating account of life in the wilds of the South Pacific. David Attenborough Britains voice of natural history narrates his often perilous early adventures in New Guinea."