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Even more fascinating, in my opinion, are Lyrebirds [0]. They have been observed the imitate artificial (human-made) sounds such as those of camera shutter, cha
by sva_ 6y ago
Even more fascinating, in my opinion, are Lyrebirds [0]. They have been observed the imitate artificial (human-made) sounds such as those of camera shutter, chainsaws [1], and construction work [2].
Not only do I find it impressive that they're capable of producing these kinds of sounds, but probably much more the necessary memory-recall for this. Birds have rather little brain-mass after all, so they must have some excellent way of 'sampling', distinguishing, and storing auditory stimuli.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird
[1] https://youtu.be/VjE0Kdfos4Y?t=104 https://youtu.be/VjE0Kdfos4Y?t=104
[2] https://youtu.be/C0ZffIh0-NA https://youtu.be/C0ZffIh0-NA
- stan_rogers 6y agoI expect that, sometime before I die, there will be a clip of a lyrebird doing a David Attenborough narration of a clip of a lyrebird imitating David Attenborough marvelling at some sound that a lyrebird is making.
- xtiansimon 6y agoYet more evidence of Dangerous Memes, if one presumes as a result of imitating a chainsaw, our Lyrebird is disadvantaged in reproduction. https://www.susanblackmore.uk/chapters/dangerous-memes-or-what-the-pandorans-let-loose/ https://www.susanblackmore.uk/chapters/dangerous-memes-or-wh...