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Lyre bird impersonates Jim Carrey during a chance meeting with David Attenborough

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This is Chook, our male Superb Lyrebird at Adelaide Zoo. We’ve had a lot of construction going on lately and Chook has picked up many of the sounds.
You can find out more information on Chook and download free Chook ringtones here: http://tinyurl.com/n42w79 .

We think we can hear the following sounds:
1. Hammer
2. Chainsaw
3. Jack hammer
4. Lawn mower hitting sticks
5. Leaf blower starting
6. Power drill
7. Wood saw
8. Human voices
9. Two-way radio
10.Worker whistling
He makes lots of different bird calls as well. What can you hear?

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Hope you find this information useful since I’ve had many questions about the differences between the sexes for my pet birds.
Indian Ringneck Parakeet
Dwarf diamond doves
Owl Bicheno finches
Straw-tailed Whydah finch
Lady Gouldian finches

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On Jan 15, 2009 a US Airways plane took off from New Yorks LaGuardia Airport, colliding with a flock of geese approximately 2,900 feet above the ground, extensively damaging both engines five miles from the airport. The pilot was able to conduct an emergency landing in the Hudson River—all 155 people on board survived with few serious injuries. Investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board later sent feathers and tissue extracted from the planes engines to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., for analysis. Carla Dove, scientist at the Smithsonian Feather Identification Lab at the National Museum of Natural History and Peter Marra, scientist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at the National Zoo, worked together to determine that it was Canada geese that caused the crash and that the geese were migratory and not resident.
More at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
http://sn.im/jq6vl &
Feather Identification Lab
http://sn.im/jq6ws

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David Attenborough takes a look at how location of mating can be as important as displaying to the female bird. From the BBC.

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A tour through Florida’s Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Set to soothing music and identifies birds, wildlife and scenes. Please visit my website www.nbbd.com/Melody
Thank you and ENJOY

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Can anyone recognize what sort of bird this is? We thought it was a baby owl or something, until it flew away. It’s got a tiny blue cere and huge eyes. GAH!!! YouTube pixelated it ;_;.

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David Attenborough demonstrates how birds have developed different physical aspects to improve their chance of mating. From the BBC.

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David Attenborough looks at the amazing world of hummingbirds and their behaviour. From the BBC.

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David Attenborough presents the amazing lyre bird, which mimics the calls of other birds - and chainsaws and camera shutters - in this video clip from The Life of Birds. This clever creature is one of the most impressive and funny in nature, with unbelievable sounds to match the beautiful pictures. From the BBC.

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