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Superb lyrebirds accurately copy natural and human sounds in Australian forests. The figure is taken from Encyclopædia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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The lyrebird can mimic chainsaws, car alarms, and camera shutters

Superb lyrebirds accurately copy natural and human sounds in Australian forests.

Lyrebirds possess a highly complex syrinx, the vocal organ of birds, allowing them to reproduce almost any sound in their environment. Male lyrebirds integrate mimicked calls of other bird species alongside artificial forest sounds into elaborate courtship songs.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Superb lyrebirds accurately copy natural and human sounds in Australian forests. The figure is taken from Encyclopædia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.