Bird sounds from the lyre bird - David Attenborough.

"David Attenborough presents the amazing lyre bird, which mimics the calls of other birds - and chainsaws and camera shutters - in this video clip from The Life of Birds. This clever creature is one of the most impressive and funny in nature, with unbelievable sounds to match the beautiful pictures. From the BBC."
bamdrewsays...

mockingbirds and starlings pick up human sounds sometimes (cellphone rings were first reported back in 2001).

I once heared a tiny blue canary in a zoo do the running water of a creek... it was incredible.

nerdy biology fact; many birds have a bifurcates (split) trachea and can control both sides of their syrinx (voicebox) independently, allowing these birds to make two sounds at once, and to complicate the sound of their calls by going from one side to the other.

awesome post, by-the-way.

siftbotsays...

Tags for this video have been changed from 'lyrebird, jungle bird, mimics sounds' to 'lyrebird, jungle bird, mimics sounds, David Attenborough' - edited by Fedquip

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