Attenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality | BBC Earth
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Published 2009-05-18
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David looks at this amazing bird, which mimics the calls of other birds - and chainsaws and camera shutters! Watch more high quality videos on the BBC Earth YouTube channel here: youtube.com/BBCEarth and visit www.BBCEarth.com/ for all the latest natural history exclusives and fantastic new wildlife videos.
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All Comments (21)
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Imagine you crashed and got loss in this forest and hearing the sound of an incoming rescue helicopter that is never coming.
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Plot twist : the lyre bird was doing the narration
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I love that he has to take a breath in between alarm sounds lol
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I love how David Attenborough has been like 300 years old for my entire life. He and Morgan Freeman are the backbone of narration, timeless and unbiased voices of reason.
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Everybody gangsta till the bird starts speaking chainsaw
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imagine sleeping in a tent in the middle of the woods and all of a sudden you just hear cameras and chainsaws
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My grandmother was an excellent pianist and she lived northern NSW Australia in a rural setting. She told us many times about a lyre bird that was able to mimic her when she played a piece of music by Mozart. My father confirmed this. Apparently the bird was pitch perfect.
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This bird must have the most sophisticated vocal cords. Truly amazing.
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Parrot: I repeat words Lyrebird: Well, I add post production sounds to movies
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And now there is a Lyre Bird out there that sounds just like David Attenborough.
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Damn..could you imagine being lost in the forest with no one in sight but you keep hearing the shutter of a camera..😳📸
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He's had so many photos taken of him he knows what a camera shutter sounds like and can mimic the sound perfectly
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Mockingbird: I can sound like any bird Lyrebird: laughs in a human voice then takes a picture and starts a chainsaw
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lyrebird: *suddenly talks* "and here we can see the david attenborough in his natural habitat, roaming the wilderness to narrate wild animals's daily lives"
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I've been in the avian field for nearly 30yrs now. Having "hands on" experience with everything from Warblers to Birds of Prey. And these birds NEVER cease too amaze me with their vocal mimicry.
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Please God, let there always be wonderful birds and beautiful places for them to live. Please.
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Imagine leaving the big city for peace and quiet but you still hear car alarms and construction noises in the middle of the rainforest.
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Camera, Ambulance, Chainsaw - I feel like this bird has seen things no bird should have seen.
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This bird is a living sound system!
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The most incredible sounds I've ever heard a bird reproduce. Absolutely amazing.
