wears an heirloom headdress with feathers taken from peacocks and birds-of-paradise. The kina shells on her necklace are a status symbol. Shells were legal currency in Papua New Guinea until 1933 ...

We often think that birds only belong in forests, mountains, and remote areas, far from our daily lives. We assume that ...

Birds of paradise are found in New Guinea and surrounding islands. The manucodes and riflebirds species also dwell in Australia. Birds of paradise are so attractive that their appearance once made ...

Papua New Guinea was heavily involved in World War ... That includes the dangerous Southern Cassowary and the stunning Raggiana Bird of Paradise as well as poisonous birds. You'll also find ...

Frank Gardner and Benedict Allen journey through Papua New Guinea. Gardner is pursuing a lifelong dream to see birds of paradise, while Allen is returning to the tribe he abandoned 30 years ago.

Pope Francis has been welcomed in Vanimo, on the coast of Papua New Guinea, where he donned a traditional Bird of Paradise feathered headdress. He came to Vanimo at the invitation of local ...