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Attenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality | BBC Earth

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Animals & nature

What it is

A short BBC Earth clip from David Attenborough's Life of Birds showing a lyrebird imitating sounds, including a chainsaw and camera shutter, so accurately it is hard to tell from the real thing.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared whenever birds mimic sounds come up, as a mind-blowing example of vocal mimicry.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “It's really mind-boggling to me.”

    Lyrebird imitating a chainsaw indistinguishably from the real thing

    Naracion, 2020-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute”

  2. “Here's the one that blows my mind”

    Lyrebird imitating camera, car alarm and chainsaw

    MrMcCall, 2025-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Why do some birds mimic the sounds of other species?”

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Topics: lyrebird, david attenborough, vocal mimicry, birdsong, nature

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