The Attwater’s prairie chicken courtship dance is called “booming.” 🤯 💥 Here, let’s break down the steps of this endangered dance. The male stretches his neck forward parallel to the ground with neck tufts pointing forward like horns. The tail is held vertically and the wings are extended downward and held firmly against the body and legs. A short run forward is followed by vigorous stamping of the feet which lasts for only a few moments, but which under favorable conditions is distinctly audi

For a few weeks in spring, the plains of Wyoming become a veritable dance floor, where greater sage grouse and male greater prairie chickens bust out their best moves to make sure nearby females take note. 🎥America's Wild Seasons | Smithsonian Channel

Explore the healing and mating aspects of the Prairie Chicken dance. https://www.powwowtimes.ca #PrairieChickenDance #Healing #Mating #IndigenousCulture #Dance #Tradition | Powwow Times

The Attwater's Prairie Chicken (APC) is a grouse species native to Texas that is critically endangered due largely to habitat loss of the native coastal prairie in the early 1900s. Knowing these birds are a strong indicator of the health of the prairie biome in Texas, Houston Zoo joined the recovery effort for the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken (APC) in 1994, using Zoo grounds to breed and raise chicks by hand. In 2005, Houston Zoo forged a partnership with NASA, who offered natural prairie on their