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    Lyrebird mimicking sounds - GIF

    Native to Australia, lyrebirds are best known for their ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds.




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    we just have mocking birds doing car alarms and when cell phones just had ringers they did those too

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    Just gotta share this - Another bird, more on-topic here at HMT:


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    how does it know which sound is a potential mate and which is a jackhammer?

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    Dunno if "knowing" is part of the whole bit, it could perhaps only be an evolutionary thing:
    -The more dazzling, astonishing sounds the male does - the more intuitively attractive he becomes to the females?

    We don't have these up here at 60 deg N, merely blackbirds, starlings and nightingales. Still lovely jazz musicians.
    Besides - many birds doesn't seem to have perfect pitch - many times I've fruitlessly tried to whistle replies to birdcalls,
    but they still come at me wide open - trying to chase the "intruder" out of their turf.



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