Lyrebird, the most remarkable animal!

by Parm Mann on 29 January 2008, 15:25

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Extraordinary ability to mimic sounds that it hears

I happened to see Sir David Attenborough's clip of the Lyrebird on the BBC's Friday Night with Jonathon Ross recently and was truly amazed by it. It's so good in fact, I've tracked down a YouTube clip to share with you all.

What a remarkable animal, the camera shutter sounds are just fantastic. I don't remember seeing anything quite so fascinating.

Useful link: Wikipedia - Lyrebird

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Posted by Optical668 - Tue 29 Jan 2008 15:36
Thats simply amazing, the detail at which the bird mimics the sounds is outstanding.
Posted by Steven W - Tue 29 Jan 2008 16:43
My God, that's amazed me. I've not seen that before.
Posted by Mossy - Tue 29 Jan 2008 16:51
Interesting but I prefer the Liverbird myself :rolleyes:
Posted by wombar - Tue 29 Jan 2008 16:56
Saw this on Jonathan Ross and I was gobsmacked. Of course now I want a Lyrebird for the garden ;)