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A lyrebird can mimic a chainsaw, a camera shutter and other birds with uncanny precision

Australia’s lyrebirds do not merely repeat one borrowed call. A male can assemble a long performance from the voices of ...
Phys.org

The lyrebird synchronizes elements of its mating dance

They combine this movement with two types of songs." The dance includes loud and rhythmic noises. Analysis shows the lyrebird's footwork is synchronized with the beat of the rhythmic song. The ...
AZ Animals on MSN

The bird that mimics chainsaws, car alarms, and cameras

The superb lyrebird can fool you into thinking a chainsaw just fired up or a camera shutter just clicked, and the reason it ...
NPR

Call of the Wild: The Sounds of the Lyrebird

Find your headphones. Mixed Signals offers at day's end an audio benediction. In Britain, Sir David Attenborough, known as the "father of natural history programming" was honored by UKTV on the ...
The Conversation

Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of

Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Mention the superb lyrebird, and you’ll probably hear ...
Newsweek

Bird Perfectly Replicates Human Baby’s Cry in Video Viewed Over 720K Times

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A remarkable clip shows a lyrebird, located in Australia's Taronga Zoo, ...
The Conversation

That siren‑imitating lyrebird at Taronga Zoo? He lost his song culture – and absorbed some of ours

A fortnight after five lions escaped at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, an amused zoo visitor captured footage of Echo the superb lyrebird as he mimicked alarm sirens and evacuation calls with astonishing ...
Labroots

This Bird Can Mimic Almost Any Sound Accurately

Birds of all kinds are renowned for their calls, songs, and relentless chirps. Some birds use their calls to communicate with one another, while others use their calls to attract mates. One such ...
Inverse

This animal uses a brutal catfishing method to entice sex

Being catfished is never fun, but one animal takes deception to an entirely new level. A study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology reveals male lyrebirds, a type of songbird, use complex ...
Mongabay

Male superb lyrebirds found to trick females into mating via masterful mimicry

Male superb lyrebirds can mimic the sounds of an entire multispecies flock during courtship and mating. The study suggests that males use the flock mimicry to deceive females into believing there is a ...
Mother Jones

This Real-Life Mockingjay Mimics Shrieking Infants, Power Drills, and Fire Alarms

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The seven-year-old male lyrebird’s impersonation might not provide the most tranquil ...