The Aussie bird version of that guy from Police Academy
June 23, 2006 10:42 PM   Subscribe

The Australian Lyrebird is among the most perfect audio mimics in nature, but as this unbelievable clip from a David Attenborough documentary shows, its skills aren't limited to mimicking other birds, but also include the sounds of mankind's encroachment, including a camera (with and without automatic film advance), a car alarm and a power saw.
posted by jonson (4 comments total)

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Yes, but can it do Shatner?
posted by L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg at 10:44 PM on June 23, 2006


/quietly, chaps... And here we see a double in its native habitat.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:45 PM on June 23, 2006


sigh... administrator please hope me!
posted by jonson at 10:48 PM on June 23, 2006


Crazy.
posted by delmoi at 10:49 PM on June 23, 2006


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