No, that’s not a child crying, it’s a bird that can flawlessly mimic the sounds around it

Tucked away in the forested corners of Australia lives a bird so unique that it could put most impressionists to shame. Meet the lyrebird, nature’s master mimic, whose reputation has grown not just ...
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Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature

Alex Maisey has received funding from Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment – Equity Trustees Charitable Foundation. He is affiliated with the Sherbrooke Lyrebird Study Group. Andrew Bennett has ...