The Lyrebird - The Most Amazing Bird in the World. Period.

[Erector Beast]

I've no doubt most Australian Facepunchers have heard of this truly awesome animal. The rest of us, why do we only hear about dumb Kiwis? The Lyrebird has the incredible ability to memorize and nearly perfectly recreate any sound it hears. Coming from rainforests and zoos, these sounds can range from camera flashes, to chainsaws, to car alarms, to beatboxing, to songs on the radio, to the human voice.

Here are a couple of examples of what it can do:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOFy8QkNWWs[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8REVxZgkOs[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y[/media]
I want to get one and just play opera all the time.

[343N]

It IS Awesome, and I'm glad to live in the country that has it.

[TicTac]

Actually, the top 2 videos are fake.

[ionuttzu]

Glad they don't live in South Africa, cause they'd be a very annoying bird.

[Miya]

I wish i had one so i can play it techno music and it plays it back for me

[ijyt]

The real video sounds like Space Invaders.

[editline]14th November 2010[/editline]

Or Asteroids.

[editline]14th November 2010[/editline]

Ok now I'm mindfucked. Are any of those videos real? The camera shutter and chainsaw are just what.

[Dr Kevorkian]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeQjkQpeJwY[/media]
These birds are great!

[Wanpis]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKpZeanYRJQ[/media]

The possibilities of birds such as these are endless!

[wsinw]

The second video is hilariously fake.

And the first one.

Wait, these are all parodies.