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Mimicry by lyrebird [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

To: "Philip Veerman" <>,
Subject: Mimicry by lyrebird [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
From: "Whitworth, Benjamin - BRS" <>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:00:31 +1000
Dont know about the Eden bird
But the bird in Adelaide I have on my video- so you can see if you want.
It even does the chainsaw 'chuck' ing to get started.
Benj
 


From: Philip Veerman [
Sent: Monday, 9 April 2007 9:48 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Mimicry by lyrebird

Are these people familiar with that the SL has its own wide variety of territorial calls, some of these are of a whizzing sound that is a bit like a chainsaw but is not mimicry at all. It would be nicely tempting to say (in the context of a demonstration about Eden woodchipping) that the lyrebirds are now imitating chainsaws!
 
Philip
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