The Lyrebird Can Mimic Almost Any Sounds It Hears — Including Chainsaws

The lyrebird has a unique ability, and it feels the Australian wilderness full of some of the strangest sounds wildlife has ever heard. Lyrebird has been known to mimic the sounds of animals such as koala bears. If that weren’t strange enough, the lyrebird can also mimick the sound of car alarms and camera shutters. If you’re walking through the forest and you hear the sound of a chainsaw, you better look around. The lyrebird has even been known to mimic the sound of a chainsaw. It seems as if there is so sound that the lyrebird can’t copy if it hears it just one time.