The amazing Lyrebird - Democratic Underground

NJmaverick

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Fri Oct-17-08 01:35 PM
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The amazing Lyrebird

You’ll meet an amazing bird in this video.

Some birds sing majestic and beautiful songs. Some just have ear-splitting squawks. The Lyrebird’s song is something else entirely.
In this video, David Attenborough tracks down one of these unusual birds. The Lyrebird can easily mimic other birds’ calls.

More than that, it can mimic nearly any sound it hears.

You’ll be floored by what comes out of his bird’s beak. At first you won’t believe your ears. But it’s all real!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4uFUlmg_0E

http://bigshottexas.blogspot.com/2008/10/amazing-lyrebird.html

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dropkickpa

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Fri Oct-17-08 01:43 PM
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1. Holy carp, that's cool as hell!!

And he's beautiful, to boot!

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suninvited

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Fri Oct-17-08 02:34 PM
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2. That was really great !

Thanks for the link.

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Parche

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Fri Oct-17-08 02:36 PM
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3. Here Is A Liarbird

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XemaSab

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Fri Oct-17-08 02:51 PM
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4. I was skeptical until the bird got to the chainsaw

Now I am a believer.

Yeah, that might be the coolest bird song out there

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AlCzervik

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Fri Oct-17-08 02:55 PM
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5. That is spiffy.

thanks for posting it.

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mainegreen

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Fri Oct-17-08 02:57 PM
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6. That's nuts!

A effing chainsaw?

:rofl:

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Dangerously Amused

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Fri Oct-17-08 02:59 PM
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7. Wow. Amazing!

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billyskank

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Fri Oct-17-08 03:39 PM
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8. That bird is like a living recording device.

:wow:

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pitohui

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Fri Oct-17-08 05:03 PM
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9. keep working on it, one day you'll know as many songs as my backyard mockingbird

Edited on Fri Oct-17-08 05:04 PM by pitohui

i have to admit that he's better looking

actually my parrot does the wood-working trick and the car alarm

the camera shutter was pretty neat, i've never heard a bird do that one

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