Mimicry by Lyrebird

[Carl Clifford <>]

There is a tourist steam train service running down the old Zig-Zag  
railway in the Blue Mountains, so it is possible for new generations  
to pick up the sound.
Carl Clifford

On 10/04/2007, at 12:07 PM, Bob Dawson wrote:


One other story I have heard but have no conirmation of is Lyrebirds  
in the Blue mountains still doing steam trains in an area where there  
have been no steam trains for 50 years or more. This would be an  
example if true of birds in the wild doing a mechanical sound and  
also passing it from generation to generation.
Regards

Bob


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