On Animal Planet's "Ms. Adventure", host Rachel Reenstra meets a couple where the male outshines the female on nature's fashion scene. The red-legged honeycreeper is a bird species where the male dresses to impress the female.
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Ms. Adventure: Red-legged Honeycreeper
On Animal Planet's "Ms. Adventure", host Rachel Reenstra meets a couple where the male outshines the female on nature's fashion scene. The red-legged honeycreeper is a bird species where the male dresses to impress the female.
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