Sunday, July 31, 2011

Lirabird

" Lyrebirds are among Australia's best-known native birds. As well as their extraordinary mimicking ability, lyrebirds are notable because of the striking beauty of the male bird's huge tail when it is fanned out in display"
en.wikipedia.org
When I saw this clip for the very first time, I thought it's a fake or a joke.Than I started research the creature, and found out it's for real!
The first clip was created by David Attenborough, who is an amazing broadcaster and naturalist ( he also created a similar, though less authentic, clip for the promotion of his mom's store).
The second clip was created in the Adelaide Zoo, Australia, it shows the ability of the Lyrebird (Scientific name: Menura novaehollandiae) to copy a variety of sounds!




The Lyrebird: A Natural History
The life of the lyrebird

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6 comments:

  1. That is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing such a fascinating video and post.

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  2. Wow What an amazing bird.. love the tail feathers and it's ability to mimic is
    unlike any other bird I have ever seen or heard. I started following you


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  3. Lol! Can't get anything by the lirabird, amazine! Cool videos, thanks!

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  4. Hi Jan,
    Thank you for stoping by and your kind of coment!
    Hope to see you buck soon.

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  5. Hi Jim,
    Thaks for coment!I'm following you also!
    Hope to see you back soon!

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  6. Hi sweepyjean,
    I glad you are liked! Guess what be next!?

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