A general view of an aviary inspired by Balinese rice terraces during a media tour of Bird Paradise, a new 17-hectare bird park that houses 3,500 birds from 400 species, at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Scarlet ibis and a Roseate Spoonbill stand on a tree branch during a media tour of Bird Paradise, a new 17-hectare bird park that houses 3,500 birds from 400 species, at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Pelicans rest in an aviary during a media tour of Bird Paradise, a new 17-hectare bird park that houses 3,500 birds from 400 species, at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

A bird keeper feeds hornbills during a media tour of Bird Paradise, a new 17-hectare bird park that houses 3,500 birds from 400 species, at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Lories interact with a visitor during a media tour of Bird Paradise, a new 17-hectare bird park that houses 3,500 birds from 400 species, at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Hyacinth macaws feed during a media tour of Bird Paradise, a new 17-hectare bird park that houses 3,500 birds from 400 species, at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Sea birds take to the air during sunrise in Gorey, Jersey, Britain November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples 

Sea birds take to the air during sunrise in Gorey, Jersey, Britain November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples 

An insect climbs a "Mandela's Gold" (Strelitzia Reginae) Bird of Paradise flower in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town December 12, 2013. The yellow flowering variety of the Strelitzia Reginae was named after former South African President Nelson Mandela, according to the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Picture taken December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Wessels (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY SOCIETY ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) 

Penguins clad in Christmas-themed outfits walk during an event at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, south of Tokyo November 27, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Flower grower Rahul Pawar picks bird of paradise in a field during a tour of his property in Satara district, about 285km (177 miles) south of Mumbai May 10, 2011. A decade ago, Pawar made an unusual and risky choice -- to grow flowers in the centre of India's biggest sugar-producing state, and now he's reaping the rewards of his 1.1 million rupee ($24,409) investment as increasingly affluent Indians want his bright blooms for their weddings and festivals. The amount of land dedicated to flower production in India jumped 55 percent to 183,000 hectares in the five years to 2009/10, according to the National Horticulture Board. Picture taken May 10, 2011. To match Reuters Life! INDIA-FLOWERS/ REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY AGRICULTURE IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Flower grower Rahul Pawar shows a bird of paradise growing in a field during a tour of his property in Satara district, about 285km (177 miles) south of Mumbai May 10, 2011. A decade ago, Pawar made an unusual and risky choice -- to grow flowers in the centre of India's biggest sugar-producing state, and now he's reaping the rewards of his 1.1 million rupee ($24,409) investment as increasingly affluent Indians want his bright blooms for their weddings and festivals. The amount of land dedicated to flower production in India jumped 55 percent to 183,000 hectares in the five years to 2009/10, according to the National Horticulture Board. Picture taken May 10, 2011. To match Reuters Life! INDIA-FLOWERS/ REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ODDLY) 

A Palestinian boy attends a concert by Birds of Paradise group during an Islamic song festival in Gaza City August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Members of the Birds of Paradise sing during an Islamic song festival in Gaza City August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Palestinians attend a concert by the Birds of Paradise group during an Islamic song festival in Gaza City August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) waves a Palestinian flag as members of the Birds of Paradise sing during an Islamic song festival in Gaza City August 5, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) 

An African penguin stands near a miniature soccer goal and ball during an event at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, May 20, 2010. The special event started on Thursday ahead of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

African penguins stand near a miniature soccer goal and ball during an event at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, May 20, 2010. The special event started on Thursday ahead of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: ANIMALS SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP) 

South African "Bird of Paradise" flowers are pictured during a ceremonial welcome for South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (not pictured) on Horse Guards Parade in London March 3, 2010. Zuma on Tuesday arrived in Britain where he is expected to reassure investors worried that South African mines could be nationalised and plead for sanctions on Zimbabwe to be lifted. REUTERS/Chris Jackson/Pool (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS) 

Multi-million dollar properties are seen close to a wall construction site at south Coogee beach in Sydney August 12, 2009. Around the world, owners of prized seaside properties face the prospect of not just losing their homes but receiving no compensation as insurance policies may not cover climate change losses in the future. Sea levels are widely expected to rise about one metre (3.3 feet) this century due to climate change, faster than the 18-59 cms (7-23 inches) outlined in a United Nations Climate Panel report in 2007. And coastal communities around the world are already feeling the destructive effects of more frequent and violent ocean storms -- a portent of rising seas. "If you live in paradise you accept what the ocean gives and takes. We're not worried," Lesley McGrath told Reuters. Picture taken August 12, 2009. To match feature OCEANS-RISING/REALESTATE REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) 

A surfer walks on a beach in the outskirts of Lima August 15, 2009. Even by many of its own inhabitants, Lima is not known to be the most charming city in Peru, with its heavy smog and traffic, but just a stone's throw away is a surfer's paradise -- Waikiki. Miraflores, an upscale neighborhood south of Lima, boasts its own Waikiki beach, named by wealthy Peruvian sugarcane heir Carlos Dogny who came home from Hawaii in 1942 with a board given to him by surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku. Picture taken August 15, 2009. To match Reuters Life! PERU-SURFING/ REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU SOCIETY SPORT) 

A penguin swims in front of an art installation inside its enclosure at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna June 9, 2009. The Exhibition "Trouble in Paradise" shows man made contaminants in animal environment to make visitors think about environmental pollution. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Penguins swim in front of an art installation inside its enclosure at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna June 9, 2009. The Exhibition "Trouble in Paradise" shows man made contaminants in animal environment to make visitors think about environmental pollution. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An Anna?s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a birds of paradise plant along a canyon in Encinitas, California in September 10, 2007. The increased planting of ornamental and flowering plants in California has allowed the humming bird to expand it's population and range in North America. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) 

Two Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) feed on a birds of paradise plant along a canyon in Encinitas, California in September 4, 2007. The increased planting of ornamental and flowering plants in California has allowed the humming bird to expand its population and range in North America. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) 

The Cape May, New Jersey lighthouse towers above the bird watching grounds of the state's southern peninsula, a stopover paradise for hundreds of species of migratory birds, in this undated file photo. Got 48 hours to explore Cape May, one of the first U.S. beach resorts? Vibrantly painted Victorian houses and rare wildlife abound in this tiny ocean town on the southern tip of New Jersey. To match TRAVEL-CAPEMAY/ REUTERS/Timothy Gardner (UNITED STATES) 

An eagle rests on the top of a tree near the Manyas "Bird Eden", a few miles from the quarantined town of Kiziksa in the northwestern Turkish province of Balikesir, October 15, 2005. Manyas Bird sanctuary, dubbed as "Bird Paradise", is a stopover point for migrating birds. Turkish authorities believe the poultry contracted the disease from migratory birds that pass through the Manyas Bird Sanctuary outside of Kiziksa on their way to Africa from the Ural mountains in Russia. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas 

People view a dress by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent of rooster and bird of paradise feathers over a beige silk organdy from 1969-70 as it stands among a display as part of the "Wild:Fashion Untamed" exhibition, opening at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute on December 7, 2004, in this picture taken December 6, 2004. The exhibit, of more than 100 costumes and accessories which looks at animalism and concepts of femininity, sexual fetishes, seduction, excess, coquetry and class standing as expressed through clothing, runs through March 13, 2005. REUTERS/Mike Segar MS/HB 

A dress by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent of rooster and bird of paradise feathers over a beige silk organdy from 1969-70 stands on display as part of the "Wild:Fashion Untamed" exhibition, opening at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute on December 7, 2004, in this picture taken December 6, 2004. The exhibit, of more than 100 costumes and accessories which looks at animalism and concepts of femininity, sexual fetishes, seduction, excess, coquetry and class standing as expressed through clothing, runs through March 13, 2005. REUTERS/Mike Segar MS/HB 

A bird flies in front of the marble dome of Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi November 15, 2004. Muslims across the world are celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Humayun's Tomb is believed to have been designed based on the description of Islamic paradise gardens and is known to have inspired the Taj Mahal and many later Mughal tombs. .REUTERS/Desmond Boylan DB/CN 

A bird flies over the marble dome of Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi on November 15, 2004 as Muslims across the world are celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Humayun's tomb is believed to have been designed based on the description of Islamic paradise gardens, and is known to have inspired the Taj Mahal and many later Mughal tombs. . REUTERS/Desmond Boylan DB/SH 

- PHOTO TAKEN 06NOV03 - Two white-winged guan's rest on perches in their cage in a protected area in Olmos, northern Peru, November 6, 2003. A quarter of century ago, Peru's white-winged guan, a species native only to this Andean bird paradise, was considered as dead as a dodo. [Discovered in 1877 by a Polish ornithologist, the birds were believed extinct for 100 years until their rediscovery in 1977 by Gustavo del Solar, a hunter-turned-conservationist who founded a special breeding project to reintroduce it to the wild.] 

- PHOTO TAKEN 06NOV03 - A worker gives food to a pair of white-winged guans in a cage in a protected area in Olmos, northern Peru, November 6, 2003. A quarter of century ago, Peru's white-winged guan, a species native only to this Andean bird paradise, was considered as dead as a dodo. [Discovered in 1877 by a Polish ornithologist, it was believed extinct for 100 years until its rediscovery in 1977 by Gustavo del Solar, a hunter-turned-conservationist who founded a special breeding project to reintroduce it to the wild.] 

- PHOTO TAKEN 06NOV03 - A Peru's white-winged guan flies in a cage in a protected area in Olmos, northern Peru, November 6, 2003. A quarter of century ago, Peru's white-winged guan, a species native only to this Andean bird paradise, was considered as dead as a dodo. [Discovered in 1877 by a Polish ornithologist, it was believed extinct for 100 years until its rediscovery in 1977 by Gustavo del Solar, a hunter-turned-conservationist who founded a special breeding project to reintroduce it to the wild.] 

Two white-winged guan's rest on perches in their cage in a protected area in Olmos, northern Peru, November 6, 2003. A quarter of century ago, Peru's white-winged guan, a species native only to this Andean bird paradise, was considered as dead as a dodo. Discovered in 1877 by a Polish ornithologist, the birds were believed extinct for 100 years until their rediscovery in 1977 by Gustavo del Solar, a hunter-turned-conservationist who founded a special breeding project to reintroduce it to the wild. PICTURE TAKEN NOVEMBER 6 2003. FOR RELEASE WITH FEATURE BC ENVIRONMENT PERU GUAN REUTERS/Mariana Bazo MB/GAC 

A worker gives food to a pair of white-winged guans in a cage in a protected area in Olmos, northern Peru, November 6, 2003. A quarter of century ago, Peru's white-winged guan, a species native only to this Andean bird paradise, was considered as dead as a dodo. Discovered in 1877 by a Polish ornithologist, it was believed extinct for 100 years until its rediscovery in 1977 by Gustavo del Solar, a hunter-turned-conservationist who founded a special breeding project to reintroduce it to the wild. PICTURE TAKEN NOVEMBER 6 2003. FOR RELEASE WITH FEATURE BC ENVIRONMENT PERU GUAN REUTERS/Mariana Bazo MB/GAC 

A Peru's white-winged guan flies in a cage in a protected area in Olmos, northern Peru, November 6, 2003. A quarter of century ago, Peru's white-winged guan, a species native only to this Andean bird paradise, was considered as dead as a dodo. Discovered in 1877 by a Polish ornithologist, it was believed extinct for 100 years until its rediscovery in 1977 by Gustavo del Solar, a hunter-turned-conservationist who founded a special breeding project to reintroduce it to the wild. PICTURE TAKEN NOVEMBER 6 2003. FOR RELEASE WITH FEATURE BC ENVIRONMENT PERU GUAN. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo MB/GAC 

- PHOTO TAKEN 27AUG03 - A bird of paradise (paradise minor), one of the most well-known and famous species in Indonesia's remote Papua province, perches in an aviary August 27, 2003 built by[ Dr John Manangsang], who cares for birds shot and injured by poachers. [Manangsang wants to set up a bird sanctuary in a nature reserve not far from his home to help the birds, among a number of protected species being threatened by illegal smuggling.] Papua is home to some of the rarest tropical bird species in the world. Picture taken August 27, 2003. 

- PHOTO TAKEN 27AUG03 - A Paradise bird (paradise minor), one of the most well-known and famous species in Indonesia's remote Papua province, eats a grasshopper August 27, 2003 at an aviary built by [Dr John Manangsang], who cares for birds shot and injured by poachers. [Manangsang wants to set up a bird sanctuary in a nature reserve not far from his home to help the birds, among a number of protected species being threatened by illegal smuggling.] Papua is home to some of the rarest tropical bird species in the world. Picture taken August 27, 2003. 

- PHOTO TAKEN 27AUG03 - Two birds of paradise (paradise minor), one of the most well-known and famous species in Indonesia's remote Papua province, get friendly August 27, 2003 at an aviary built by [Dr John Manangsang], who cares for birds shot and injured by poachers. [Manangsang wants to set up a bird sanctuary in a nature reserve not far from his home to help the birds, among a number of protected species being threatened by illegal smuggling. Papua is home to some of the rarest tropical bird species in the world. Picture taken August 27, 2003.] 

A bird of paradise (paradise minor), one of the most well-known and famous
species in Indonesia's remote Papua province, perches in an aviary August
27, 2003 built by Dr John Manangsang, who cares for birds shot and injured
by poachers. Manangsang wants to set up a bird sanctuary in a nature reserve
not far from his home to help the birds, among a number of protected species
being threatened by illegal smuggling. Papua is home to some of the rarest
tropical bird species in the world. Picture taken August 27, 2003. TO
ACCOMPANY FEATURE ENVIRONMENT PARK INDONESIA
REUTERS/Beawiharta

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A Paradise bird (paradise minor), one of the most well-known and famous
species in Indonesia's remote Papua province, eats a grasshopper August
27, 2003 at an aviary built by Dr John Manangsang, who cares for birds
shot and injured by poachers. Manangsang wants to set up a bird
sanctuary in a nature reserve not far from his home to help the birds,
among a number of protected species being threatened by illegal
smuggling. Papua is home to some of the rarest tropical bird species in
the world. Picture taken August 27, 2003. TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE
ENVIRONMENT PARK INDONESIA REUTERS/Beawiharta

DY 

Two birds of paradise (paradise minor), one of the most well-known and
famous species in Indonesia's remote Papua province, get friendly August 27,
2003 at an aviary built by Dr John Manangsang, who cares for birds shot and
injured by poachers. Manangsang wants to set up a bird sanctuary in a nature
reserve not far from his home to help the birds, among a number of protected
species being threatened by illegal smuggling. Papua is home to some of the
rarest tropical bird species in the world. Picture taken August 27, 2003. TO
ACCOMPANY FEATURE ENVIRONMENT PARK INDONESIA
REUTERS/Beawiharta

DY 

An albino blue peafowl walks through the gardens at the birds of prey and
animal park Parc Paradisio, in Cambron-Casteau, southern Belgium, June 12,
2003. The 55-hectare park, set in the ruins of an abbey which once belonged
to one of Napoleon's generals, is home to more than 300 species of different
birds and animals, some of which are endangered.
REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

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A couple watches a group of sealions swimming in a carved off cliff at
the birds of prey and animal park Parc Paradisio, in Cambron-Casteau,
southern Belgium, June 12, 2003. The 55-hectare park, set in the ruins
of an abbey which once belonged to one of Napoleon's generals, is home
to more than 300 species of different birds and animals, some of which
are endangered. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

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Conservationists from the International Fund for Animal Welfare wash a pelican affected by the oil spilled when the tanker "Jessica" ran aground nearly two weeks earlier, on San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands, January 28, 2001. Salvage teams have given up trying to move the stricken oil tanker that fouled Charles Darwin's Galapagos island paradise, and the clean-up effort is now focused on helping sea lions and birds worst affected by the spill. 

A sea lion passes an Ecuadoran Navy sailor on a street in San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands, January 28, 2001. Salvage teams have given up trying to move the stricken oil tanker "Jessica" that fouled Charles Darwin's Galapagos island paradise, and the clean-up effort is now focused on helping sea lions and birds worst affected by the spill.

RR/HB 

A conservationist from the International Fund for Animal Welfare washes a pelican affected by the oil spilled when the tanker "Jessica" ran aground nearly two weeks earlier, on San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands, January 28, 2001. Salvage teams have given up trying to move the stricken oil tanker that fouled Charles Darwin's Galapagos island paradise, and the clean-up effort is now focused on helping sea lions and birds worst affected by the spill.

RR/SV 

Conservationists from the International Fund for Animal Welfare wash a pelican affected by the oil spilled when the tanker "Jessica" ran aground nearly two weeks earlier, on San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands, January 28, 2001. Salvage teams have given up trying to move the stricken oil tanker that fouled Charles Darwin's Galapagos island paradise, and the clean-up effort is now focused on helping sea lions and birds worst affected by the spill.

RR/HB 

This ruby, sapphire and diamond Bird of Paradise brooch, displayed in Geneva November 4, was created by Van Cleef & Arples in 1942 and will be auctioned by Sotheby's later this month. The Bird brooch is part of the Bird of Paradise Collection and is estimated at USD $95,000 - $120,000. 

This ruby, sapphire and diamond Bird of Paradise brooch, displayed in Geneva November 4, was created by Van Cleef & Arples in 1942 and will be auctioned by Sotheby's later this month. The Bird brooch is part of the Bird of Paradise Collection and is estimated at USD $95,000 - $120,000.

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Sotheby's jewelry expert Julia Richardson models the Bird of Paradise collection of diamond jewels at Sothebys October 5. The collection, to be auctioned in Geneva on November 17, comprises 73 lots and is estimated to fetch around (US)$7 million. (1 pound/$1.69).
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Sotheby's jewelry expert Julia Richardson models the Bird of Paradise collection of diamond jewels at Sothebys October 5. The collection, to be auctioned in Geneva on November 17, comprises 73 lots and is estimated to fetch around (US)$7 million. (1 pound/$1.69).
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Sotheby's jewellry expert Julia Richardson models the Bird of Paradise collection of diamond jewels at Sothebys October 5. The collection, to be auctioned in Geneva on November 17, comprises 73 lots and is estimated to fetch around (US)$7 million. (1 pound/$1.

IW/KM 

Sotheby's jewellry expert Julia Richardson models the Bird of Paradise collection of diamond jewels at Sothebys October 5. The collection, to be auctioned in Geneva on November 17, comprises some 73 lots and is estimated to fetch some 7 million dollars.

IW/SB 

Prince Charles accepts a Bird of Paradise plant, named "Mandela's Gold" in honour of the South African President, during a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, November 5. Prince Charles is on a five day official visit to the country.

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