Lára Kristín Sturludóttir Wonderful! Lyrebirds have the most complex syrinx (the vocal organ in birds) of all the Passerines - a massive taxonomic order that contains half the world’s species of birds. This gives it the most incredible capacity for mimicry, which it uses to show off to potential mates. Not only can lyrebirds perfectly mimic the sounds of other birds - both individuals and entire choruses of birds at the same time - but they can also mimic the sounds of other animals, such as koalas and dingoes. They’re also likely to mimic any sound in their environment, and have been recorded mimicking car alarms, ringing phones, crying babies, chainsaws, camera shutters, rifle-shots, and now, laser guns. We’re not quite sure how laser guns ended up in this one’s environment, but we’re pretty happy to just go with it.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 23:48:35 +0000
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