Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Male Superb Lyrebird Mimics Other Birds, a Car Alarm, Chainsaw and More!

Superb Lyrebird

Male Superb Lyrebirds use flashy feather displays and amazing mimicry to attract mates. These Australian endemics have been known to imitate the sounds of 20 other species of birds – in a single song! Some lyrebirds take mating behavior a little further by imitating car alarms, chainsaws and even camera shutters and motor drives!

Watch the amazing National Geographic video at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/?user.testname=none

(scroll down the page to the first video option)