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Mimicry by Lyrebird

To: "Philip Veerman" <>, "Syd Curtis" <>
Subject: Mimicry by Lyrebird
From: "Gemfyre" <>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:11:50 +0800
Haven't followed this thread in huge detail, but I had to add. The Great Bowerbird certainly does imitate human made sounds. One at the Broome Bird Observatory does the sound of a wheelie bin being dragged over gravel and also imitates muffled conversation.

Belinda
Narrogin




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