Lyrebird mimics construction sounds

Lyrebirds are nature's masters of mimicry and are capable of imitating almost anything, even chainsaws and building sites. How they and other bird species do this has been a mystery - until now. Learn more about their talents at www.newscientist.com/article/...

[@danielg.478]

2:05 Did he just literally say "good job Schwan?" lol

[@cjr1881]

Eternal Soul Sean or Shawn. Dipshit

[@danielg.478]

Can I use my "English Is Not My 1st Language" Card? Please spare me from your hate hahaha

[@deletedleaf2688]

I think so! 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@israrisrar3800]

I hope Schwan watches this, wherever he is now

[@fleshangel489]

I think it was: " rude slob Schman"

[@lejink]

Put a few of these birds on your job site, then take the rest of the day off... Boss would never know the difference

[@krakthoom6991]

+Dee Jay Until it started loudly shouting 'FUCK ME' because it imitates all sorts of shit. That would be suspicious.

[@fallingrainnaranjo9340]

+Krak thoom or shooting lasers at ppl

[@Dowlphin]

Three word$: Call center agent! Give them one day of training and they're ready.

[@blitherithicus]

Incorrect. Your absence from the site plus the lack of progress in the work would be the cue that any boss could readily interpret.

[@mrobertson188]

Person1 LOL

[@TheCUTTERbyPHOENIX]

Lyre bird : Hammering sounds ✔ - sawing sounds ✔ - chainsawing sounds ✔ - what else ? Oh that : 0:50 - "*Whistle*" 1:06 - "what'r you doin' ?" 1:47 - "that's pathetic !" 2:05 - "Good job swan !"

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Good job Shaun

[@girishshinde1690]

Mind blowing

[@camgreer]

I love that little laugh at 1:30.

[@esatakan3076]

Mind blown...

[@nagarjunavuchuru4630]

Great pick

[@CptSchmidt]

0:57 Just to remind everybody it's still a real bird: "Chirp chirp."

[@limbarjenkins5082]

😂

[@creatip123]

That might not even be its real sound. It might be mimicking other bird's voice...

[@exoticcar5482]

He was actually mimicking the workers whistling

[@fish8887]

I read this comment before seeing that part and literally thought it was gonna be the bird making actual bird noises

[@michaelcaplin8969]

This made me laught out loud! So funny!!

[@elteescat]

There's a mockingbird in my area that imitates car alarms.

[@adamkhan4451]

Hahaha

[@ericmendenhall2867]

Lol thats amazing and probably drives the neighbors mad, not knowing if their car is going off

[@brandonchan5387]

Thief: time to break into this car. * Car alarm sounds * Thief: darn it! Resident: Shut it, mockingbird!! No one likes you! Thief: phew

[@skaterkid765]

I’ve had a few birds doing the same. Nobody else believed me until I had to forcefully point it out.

[@elteescat]

@@brandonchan5387 HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@OnlyNotes]

Maybe it's not mimicking... but there's actually tiny construction workers renovating the bird's insides and we only hear them when the bird opens it's mouth.

[@mattco1103]

Lmfao

[@jakerandall24]

Philosoraptor

[@ihavefelines2699]

Jack Duno Awww 🥰 we think alike! 😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OliOAKASquekyboy]

Yes

[@itsnotbloodborne1237]

Jack Duno how high ru?? XD jk that’s creative tho

[@Sundara229]

Literally laughed out loud when he also mimicked the construction worker whistling 😂

[@sexyhomeowner9345]

I know, lmfao.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

I loved that, too. What an amazing bird. Can you imagine a host of these wonderful creatures competing with each other... Beats The X Factor any day. I could listen to and watch them for ages

[@senben9737]

Yeh he did it after finishing work he is a son of ? Angel🤣

[@jimmyboy131]

The hammering sound, with the echo-ish sound that came with it. Like it's hammering in a warehouse or something. That's amazing. These things are living tape recorders.

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

Living tape recorders, nice definition.

[@Archer74]

Wonder what would happen if that bird lives with a beatboxer for a few weeks.

[@MrsHyde92]

It would go viral!!! 😂😂😂

[@mornepretorius208]

Its would disturb space time

[@sniper10666]

Archer74 it would mimic the beatbox hence the name of the bird-lyre bird cause it lies

[@solarprogeny6736]

@@sniper10666 that is not why they are called lyre birds

[@alimrahardian109]

it will be known as rhymbird

[@JordanICM]

0:50 the bird literally mimicked a guy casually whistling.

[@jon8367]

and also he flirted with the girl

[@mepravi]

I think he also said what you doing. Listen a bit later.

[@kassimaden1885]

@cheap cigs lmfaooo!!

[@TisDeV]

lmfao

[@server1ok]

and a Dog before that :D

[@hermanrobak1285]

"Those humans build REALLY BIG nests for themselves! Maybe I should imitate their mating calls..."

[@ihsanauliarahman1057]

i can see that logic haha

[@FourStrongWinds4]

He even imitates the men talking and laughing a few times! That is amazing!

[@kickinbackinOC]

He's got that rechargeable drill motor sound down perfect! Even copied the whistle of a worker!

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

And catcalling🤣

[@p01ygon]

FillerBunny NinjaShark do you know what catcalling is

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

@@p01ygon do you?

[@brandonchan5387]

w/rooosh

[@darshan5726]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 lmao

[@MakoRuu]

2:04 "My job sucks"

[@jazz96765]

+MakoRuu lmfao

[@MakoRuu]

Lyrebirds are nuts.

[@viniciuss.soares5527]

MakoRuu há! Gareeee, thiss nuts

[@kellyoxo2818]

+MakoRuu I think it says "Nice Job" "How ya Doin"

[@TheGoodChap]

+MakoRuu it almost sounds like it's doing stereotypical cartoonish construction worker cat calls at one point. Probably just a guy whistling while he works but it'd be funny if you could hear them swearing, giving each other shit, hitting on girls etc.

[@Stevecast]

That grinder sound is the one that really shocked me. If you’ve ever used a grinder, it kind of makes a ringing kind of sound as it’s slowing down. It’s just those little nuances that shocked me.😮

[@rogergreen9861]

I love how it makes the pitch of the hammered nails rise as they are struck home.

[@Jedi116]

Thought I was the only one who noticed. That was pretty amazing. Lol

[@krishnakalimukherjee9032]

Imagine if all birds start mimicking him? The whole zoo will transform into a goddamn construction site!

[@NinaLigason-Viterbo]

😂

[@kathleennorton6108]

No need to swear.

[@cadcr6570]

Kathleen Norton who the fuck are you to tell someone on the internet not to swear?

[@BanHelsing]

@@kathleennorton6108 fuck you

[@TheMagicmagic290]

@may day why the hell not it's not like he exists

[@trulyinfamous]

1:23 It's even mimicking the slight reverb from the sound.

[@nastykamaleon472]

😂

[@gobrandon9047]

Amazing

[@gilbertvallian559]

I noticed that as well. Very cool.

[@StephanBuchin]

Was about to comment on that too. The level of vocal control needed to achieve this is simply amazing.

[@kingartison]

This bird is on the line of fucking awesome and nightmarish hallucination

[@debbiesaunders1815]

HOW DO THEY DO IT? I can’t even mimic accents from my own country. I can’t sing, yet this bird can make all these sounds. I am beyond impressed. Animals are not given the recognition and respect they deserve. AMAZING!!

[@robman2095]

Well they have something called a syrinx for a voicebox rather than a larynx, and I guess that puts their abilities on a whole other level. But they would still need a pretty special brain to record all the sounds first. Amazing!

[@JellyMelodies]

@@robman2095 imagine if a human had a syrinx implanted

[@squidwardfromua]

Man, humankind has reached this level of technologies lots of years ago. There's a lot of more mind-blowing things created by nature to be amazed of, for example, consciousness in human brain as we know it. No supercomputer can simulate consciousness yet. And you're shocked by sound recording and playing capabilities, pfff...

[@AshrafAnam]

@@JellyMelodies great idea for a scifi

[@AshrafAnam]

@@squidwardfromua I totally agree but this is too a wonder of nature

[@janfrederikbeer4970]

Title: Lyrebird mimics construction sounds Me: 🤨 Lyrebird: 🚜🚧🦺🧰🔧🔨🛠️⛏️🔩⚙️🧱 Me: 😳

[@callum7081]

Haha 😂

[@Halfendymion]

acceptable excessive use of emojis

[@Bananaaimingforsubs]

Family: Let's go live away from the city so we can have peace Nature: *No*

[@johnholmes2608]

Let's go copy comments

[@rad8078]

The bird hear construction and copies it's sounds, so the bird would have to live in a city or near one to pick up the sounds

[@Kaz-_]

777 like NANI NATURE??

[@JungleToes]

Nobody: People in this comment section: M A D

[@TessylOlliipOp]

if everybody would leave the city to live in nature not much nature would survive such onslaught . accept that humans are the most stupid living organisme on this planet only humans destroy willfully for moneytary gain time and time again

[@ipsygypsy16]

Humans: The human vocal chord has the widest range. Lyrebird: **Hold my worm**

[@PradeepKumar-my9pt]

😆

[@arturod.1144]

Ipsita M “Hold my worm” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌🏽

[@elwolf8536]

Yes 😂😂😂

[@karlthekillergamer]

Worm: I'm freee

[@meditatewithcastidy6684]

Nah finish that shit, I ain't holding no worm goddamnit

[@educostanzo]

I love how one can see that he pushes more air when the chainsaw "accelerates", so he's not only mimicking the sound itself but he needs to mimic how the sound is produced too, to some extent. Fascinating!

[@albertweedsteinthethuggeni7797]

Not only is their memory surprising. Even more impressive is their ability to produce all kinds of sound. I'd love to have a throat like theirs

[@steffankaizer]

lol you can really hear that the drill was low on batteries

[@comatronic]

steffankaizer and did ya hear them havin trouble crankin that truck? :P

[@sayville_silver]

Low torque

[@teds4983]

steffankaizer Nah, just them damn long wood screw's

[@Coyot0xx0]

steffankaizer Maybe the bird was low on batteries :D

[@pnsmexico]

Haha, it can even mimic a hot woman walking by and the workers whistling like in that old Thalia music video?

[@olbradley]

The accuracy of the sounds is kinda astounding.

[@BigShaneGillis]

Not really when you see what their vocal chords look like

[@christianjonahzapanta6954]

imagine where did he get those sounds... and take a look at his place now...

[@mikewade1604]

And fucking annoying

[@creatip123]

Imagine what sound it will imitate if it lives near a cheap motel, with hookers around it.....

[@sleepygamer5367]

U mean ASOUNDING

[@thatsbollox]

Luvved the whistling worker, and the battery powered impact driver. He's a boss. Undisputed winner of most talented bird on the planet. Gorgeous thing.

[@limbarjenkins5082]

It's kind of sad that this bird knows these construction sounds, it must mean he's been around a lot of noisy construction in his life.😥

[@rikuisbetterwithlonghair516]

Limbar Jenkins this is exactly what I was thinking 😭poor bird 🐦

[@restlesssoulme]

It’s in a zoo

[@bkjeong4302]

This bird was hatched in a zoo, but wild lyrebirds are now also imitating chainsaws, etc.

[@neilhamill318]

The sounds of the construction workers are from a nearby new panda enclosure. The chainsaw was used to cut and shape the climbing trees and remove the foliage.

[@wey1381]

I'm pretty sure this is footage of Chook, who lived in Adelaide Zoo for his whole life. He learned the construction noises from the building of new enclosures and the renovation of his own. I heard him a few times and while he pulled out the construction noises a few times, he tended to mimic the noises of the other zoo animals more

[@mrartdeco]

Lost in forest for 3 days... Human : finally!! Civilization!! Bird : nope

[@ginac733]

Kevin Arc LoL!! 😂😂😂 Good one.

[@lupitaservin1994]

I don't understand this, pls explain

[@AHMEDSPECIAL]

😂😂😂😂hahaha hahaha

[@ShadowCooper77]

How can it mimic these sounds without civilization being nearby?

[@levi7187]

There's times when it actually mimics construction workers talking.... truly amazing lil creature!

[@Robconnors7253]

It's truly amazing. .

[@chicagoliightsx]

Truly.

[@deadsmoke198]

And wolf whistling passing girls.

[@seaghan6412]

I thought thats what this video was......

[@late-nightsearches4602]

I'm I the only one that feels like he trying to communicate with the camera, (the only dominant noise he heard from us was construction sounds) so he believed that's our language........ BUT ITS JUST A THEORY A BIRD THEORY

[@wendys390]

Two years later, this is just as amazing as it was last time I saw it----the snatches of conversation are just exact. This bird is beyond belief! Thanks for uploading it!

[@j.87558]

I love the normal bird sounds it casually makes in between the insane imitations.

[@danharvey3096]

Haha no alot of them are mimics too, they mimic the Kookaburra & many other surrounding birds lol.. Must be really confusing for the other birds when they think a prospective mate is near by haha!

[@TheHencro]

That bird actually talked like the builder and whistled .amazed

[@gblaze420]

DERMOT HENRY that got me fucked up

[@KevinelCarpincho]

When your are in the deep jungle you can't trust those sounds to find people, those birds actually make you get lost! Really. I'm a capybara, I know what I'm talking about...

[@KevinelCarpincho]

@BitterVoid I've never said they did it on purpose... They imitate those sounds cause man invade their territory

[@scoobydoowhereareyou94]

@@KevinelCarpincho its actually pretty sad,that those are the noises the bird mimics.

[@sleepyguy4237]

@BitterVoid Some animals are absolute dicks

[@cliffowens3629]

I especially like the quick " What're you doing? " mimic.

[@slowbro2539]

Cliff Owens when was that?

[@trapsarentgay4195]

Slow Bro just watch the video

[@slowbro2539]

Found it at 1:04 from others comments

[@WigantX]

That's what I heard, but I thought it was just someone saying it in the background until I read your comment

[@TheAntonio6579]

I think its more, "how are you doing?" good night fuckers xd

[@gypsylake4982]

Amazing, the bird is a genius. The bird spoke in English about four times and made the sounds of power tools and hand tools. Really incredibly intelligent beings.

[@mohsenestiri8574]

the bird even mimics the sound of falling things and nearly at the end told: Hey, you got it! amazing!!!

[@micanikko]

*All the other birds* : Tweet tweet tweet! *Lyebird* : *screwdriver intensifies*

[@neighborhood_k]

Screwdrivers don't make much noise unless you have one that ratchets

[@6777Productions]

@@neighborhood_k Or impact drivers

[@brytonwallis4817]

Can use this bird to orchestrate crab rave?

[@gentrykoda]

😂😂

[@Hybzy]

Me: I need a powertool but not sure what it's called. Hardware store guy: What does it sound like? Me: *pulls out lyrebird*

[@sneezebiscuits7239]

Casual lyrebird moment

[@lexie02jones25]

hahaha

[@brettjc0483]

I came back to this comment just to say I thought of this in class and I laughed my ass off.

[@fiddlepeeps]

Funny

[@williammangelsen3795]

Him: *Pulls out Lyrebird with Industrious intent*

[@alisonwunderland9900]

0:50 even imitating a worker whistling...

[@ChristianIce]

1:07 Notice that it isn't just the hammer sound, but it also contains the ambient reverb that the loud sound produced. Sweet little sampler :)

[@grizzlor5340]

This damn bird just said "break time" at 1:05

[@Alizudo]

It even sounded like it was coming from a work radio.

[@TheDive99]

It must know that 'smoko' is a pretty relevant word.

[@loganlight7758]

It sounded like "what're you doin" to me lol. Crazy

[@rossfromfriends8468]

And in an accent too

[@jim6265]

The foreman said break time, but the bird went back to work anyway! Haha

[@anonymousdude1994]

The birds brain must be crazy if it can recall and memorize auditory stimuli like this. Those whistle sounds are construction guys getting each other’s attention.

[@davidvaughn9]

One of the whistles was "whistle while you work" 😂😂

[@rustinstardust2094]

I thought it sounded like a catcall 😂

[@ericmendenhall2867]

@@rustinstardust2094 lol thats what i thought too

[@MindfulMatters734]

@@davidvaughn9 Yeah I had to rewind it to prove it since my niece said it wasn't

[@lengxiong3061]

The most coolest bird 🐦!! Hammer, drills, construction,whistle, etc!!!👍👍❤️

[@themomentchannel3498]

these birds are like sound recorders lmao, it remembers every sound it hears and keeps on repeating it.

[@JonasC22]

that's it i'm calling the city about these damn birds doing construction early in the morning

[@elteescat]

They didn't apply for a construction permit, either!

[@CodfishJoe]

Maybe quit sleeping at the zoo then

[@thomasfoss9963]

Hey--Calm down boys-When have you heard any carpenters working that hard lately????

[@noblehillministerprophet8689]

Ha ha! You too funny,watch one show up at your door! Mimicking a cop!!

[@MrKinglizzie]

1:06 it said "what you doing" like a supervisor in a construction site and, at 2:05 "hey Joshua".

[@abdouaboud7490]

That bird can be a real stalker

[@brianfury9790]

or "Good job swan"

[@holdthetruthhostage]

Yo

[@Jeremy-san97]

Yes

[@garyha2650]

1:06 Good going

[@kevingreen3781]

It’s amazing so intelligent crazy how they manage so many sounds

[@hephzibahoffei9904]

These birds are phenomenal

[@1ucasvb]

One of the most amazing creatures ever! Not only for its ability to reproduce any sound, but also for its perfect memory of so many highly complex sounds.

[@jeremiepigeon]

1ucasvb dude almost all birds can do this it's just that this one was Near a construction site

[@AShatteredDragonsSpirit]

Jérémie Pigeon not true. only a select few can imitate surrounding sounds.

[@roughtoughcocopuff9313]

42 jade not true on your not true on his not true.

[@stefanfreestylez]

Joost Schenk true

[@klabumalami6699]

1ucasvb yes its suppose not just coincidence for the bird able to make many sounds...its must the Almighty one only makes His great creature 🙂☝

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Wow, it even throws in some human speech and some guy whistling. Amazing.

[@rustinstardust2094]

I love that it was a bird imitating a human, who was ultimately imitating a bird.

[@_Vengeance_]

It even does a creepy laugh at 1:29

[@roberttrail7013]

@@_Vengeance_ That was the call of the Kookaburra. I've seen the Lyrebird on another program and it did this call among many other amazing things.

[@AishawithanEye]

Whoa. The drill sound is incredibly realistic. 0:33

[@chriscorbin1055]

I love this bird. So talented.

[@CastlevaniaDXC]

Did the bird just literally say at 1:05 "what're you doing?"

[@robraver]

yep, even had an aussie accent

[@Jazzmeister]

CastlevaniaDXC I think it did!!

[@Wildicon19]

CastlevaniaDXC notice how the hammering started after the what are you doing? The workers were slacking off.

[@CastlevaniaDXC]

@@Wildicon19 hahahahah I know huh xD

[@davezimmerman1510]

CastlevaniaDXC yes. And it said chop chop

[@kevinb8800]

God : How many different sounds do you want? Lyrebird : YES

[@jkchannel3149]

Kevin B the bird is like heh babe! Wanna see something cool? Vroomzzz vroomzzz....

[@mathze]

This meme needs to die. It's horribly unfunny.

[@buddhafortune6166]

Lls

[@AllisonChains64]

*many

[@Adyah]

@@mathze I second that

[@Brainsucker92]

That bird got more work done today than I did.

[@stevenbaer5999]

This bird is actually very extremely impressive for mimic those sounds. It's truly a mockingbird than the real mockingbird.

[@gitanashimmy4756]

Can you imagine? You’re like, “ yes! Finally my neighbors construction is done and I can sleep.” Then this bird starts singing.

[@bluehornet197]

I would fucking shoot the thing 😂😂😂

[@rimaman8681]

it may recreate the sounds of when you have sex lol

[@rimaman8681]

@@bluehornet197 but if you miss it will be hiding out there going bang!! bang!! lol

[@M.B1s0n]

@@rimaman8681 Like a sketch from Looney Tunes

[@donboi9378]

Hahahahhahah

Imagine being drugged in the forest and hearing these all around you but seeing nothing.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

youd think it was haunter

[@colleenroze]

S K exactly..

[@isakwaltin]

So you’re drugged and blindfolded in the middle of the rainforest?

[@khayrobs]

And one of the birds watched the rape scene from deliverance.

[@cynthiasanfilippo5537]

Lol! I don't think you really need any drugs,just listen to sounds in the dark!

[@Amuzic_Earth]

Haha...he even mimiced the construction workers whistling away during their breaks.

[@777Rowen]

I wants us protect these birds so they can live in their natural habitat. I don’t want them dying out because of us. I gotta say this little guy is quite impressive!

[@QuIeT_KhA0s]

Take bird to bar. Wife calls: "Where the hell are you it's 2am?!" Me: Puts bird on phone.

[@thomasfoss9963]

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush!

[@louisecoon341]

Birds starts making monkey sounds.

[@Personalinfo404]

Imagine being a slave to a woman that you'd even think of such a silly idea

[@moparman7400]

1:06 "Whatcha doin?" 2:06 "My job site"

[@lilporky8565]

The second is more likely to be "my job sucks" or "nice job, son".

[@StarHorder]

Christ, aha.

[@marp00n]

Sanguinarius9999 LMAO

[@MurdermiesteR]

moparman7400 The '69 Coronet is the most underrated muscle car.

[@jaxthegameboy]

MurdermiesteR Agree but its really Plymouth-esque

[@bisexualichigo4227]

I need one of this birds, so I can annoy the neighbors. 😆 Truly a wonderful bird. ✨

[@iPLAYtheSTATION]

1:06 "What're you doin'?"

[@Injudiciously]

1:46 "That's pathetic" Now I know this is authentic.

[@AshiStarshade]

@Shawnaldo75 I think the bird says "my joint's short" or something similar. That would make sense for construction.

[@ShervinKhoshboresh]

@@AshiStarshade I heard, "My joint's sweaty"

[@compman12345]

@@ShervinKhoshboresh I heard "Good job (...)", I have no idea what 3rd word is, maybe a name.

[@spergsauce]

I heard "There, feel better?"

[@ManuLeach]

@@compman12345 "good job Sean" in a Geordie accent?

[@garymccann5079]

I was working west of Sydney Aust.many years ago and had a lyrebird mimic my alarm clock, an hour before it was due to go off, this went on for a week.

[@MionMikan]

imagine being in America and one of these birds flies into a school and starts mimicking gunshots.

[@alilrazzledazzle992]

@@MionMikan 😬😬😬😬😬😬

[@brytonwallis4817]

That things part everything

[@stevenguild2707]

stealthmonkey91 stupid

[@sandie157]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@WolfkinNorthclaw]

There use to be a mocking bird that would visit the Tim Hortons I use to work at in the early morning, sit on the roof and mimic all the sounds he heard through the day, some of them were mind blowing, from distant sea gulls, to car alarms, cell phone rings, a truck backing up, it's nuts. There is currently another that hangs about the train station and mimics the train arriving, when the train is not coming, makes people think it's coming, it's not it's the bird doing it.

[@chaiomusic]

También hace la reverberación del lugar en los golpes, es increíble.

[@IbtihalMahmood]

Did anyone else hear him say, "what are you doing?" This is incredible!

[@sprayteam]

Sure did

[@RUBYKINGSLY]

Is that bird or the person who shooting this video .

[@AaronNickols88]

Yeah that was cool

[@katana5562]

And that creepy male laughter!

[@cleopetra111]

Hey princess howdy

[@kaykiekid]

🤔 Hmmm, I heard a hammer, a compressor, a saws all, a engine of an excavator and a construction worker whistling at a pretty girl

[@thomasfoss9963]

How'd ya miss the screw gun???

[@michelleburkholder2547]

And the foreman asking What are you doing?

[@Breidablik06]

Michelle Burkholder And someone saying hey joshua

[@janemillerick9614]

Thomas Foss my favorite one

[@thomasfoss9963]

@@janemillerick9614 My old friend Chris had a minor bird-- He repeats himself All the time these days!!!!!!!! Cheuse I mean!!!!

[@mikiaibres6938]

Great, now the building inspector came to my place because they thought I was doing illegal construction

[@Azraelmaximilian]

Not only do they mimic humans whistling, laughing, and talking but they even mimic different accents like that British accent they do at the end

[@StarHorder]

I can imagine this birds sounds helping some guys not work, because it would sound like there is something productive going on.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

StarHorder O S-D C F M Remember these birds were young & nearby a construction site (maybe at the zoo) but far away for safety. They just imitated what they heard day after day. Still amazing.

[@lunacally4903]

StarHorder O S-D C F M or helping them by making their wives think they are fixing something 😂

[@GloGangBruceWayne]

Luna Cally lol so he can sit on his porch drinking and just come back inside to dinner and say "it'll probably take a while"

[@CaptainXanax]

lol You need one of these in your pocket for when the wife calls and you're at the bar. "You'll have to speak up, I'm busy building shelters for the homeless."

[@badcommentbot8349]

We train them to do that in in tassie

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

Head Boss who's across town calls the Teamster Foreman on site: "Hey, how's the project coming along?" Foreman Jones: *Puts hand over receiver* "it's the boss! Quick, get the bird on the phone!"

[@nickblack1324]

This comment is life

[@nicolafigini784]

obnoxshus rapper It really is! 🤣🤣

[@brandonchan5387]

Sorry, I don't get this. Could someone explain please?

[@nicolafigini784]

Brandon Chan The sounds the bird produces will make the boss on the other end of the phone think the men are working, when in fact they are not! 😂

[@VishwanathHV]

Pray she doesn't start whistling, or, worse, mimicking the boss!

[@fragglepuppies]

This bird did more work in one hour than most labourers do in 1 year.

[@AlexBrown23192]

Such a remarkable animal. It reminds me of when I did construction in secondary school. Such a fantastic animal I'm blown away. 👍💪🤯

[@ot1402]

Sheeesh! Imagine having that bird coming up to your window at 2AM.... AAAAHHHARG!!

[@Droppingineveryvideo]

You might murder your neighbor for doing some construction at 2am..

[@andywilson8698]

Imagine if that bird heard someone get murdered.

[@ot1402]

Lolol! How about being able to make those noises in a public place, then start looking around like looking for the source of the noise.

[@savedbygodsgrace.9058]

😂😂

[@ot1402]

Saved by Grace. 👍

[@lgainz7775]

Did that bird really just say "how you doin"?!😂

[@extraSPARErib]

Next. Did somebody say chicken necks? Yup, Leah, the bird certainly did. Yo head look like a cinder block grrl.

[@wowiezowiepowie]

it also whistled "whistle while you work" #0:50

[@Tapecutter59]

Unlikely, "how you doin" is american, we aussies say "ow's it goin". The Lyre bird is one of my favorites, there's still wild ones in the mountains near where I live although cats have become a major problem since the suburbs of Melbourne started encroaching on the foothills.

[@alexiskulpinski1990]

@@Tapecutter59 how's it going more correct where I live in US.

[@rich1051414]

People asking the bird what it's doing when imitating things :P

[@Tentin.Quarantino]

Even mimicked the construction worker whistling 😂🤣

[@oezzimix]

These sounds are so beautiful and so sad at the same time

[@brucegordon7248]

This bird needs to be on America's Got Talent.

[@Malloubyn]

Bruce Gordon Australia’s Got Talent you mean.

[@yosefwiizard]

No.. that show will be downgraded into.. bird's got the talents..

[@dhruvit2408]

Lyrebird performs like a boss.. doesn't give a crap to AOT or whatever sh*t we humans do

[@sixchiensblancs]

Except.... the bird is in Australia... NOT EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN YOUR SHITHOLE COUNTRY...

[@alecmccarthy5562]

If I randomly heard this bird in my back yard it would scare the piss out of me

[@shield707]

😂😂😂

[@imtruth69]

Amazing what a memory those birds have.

[@marciadomer5332]

God! How in the world do these magnificent creatures vocalize these sounds? I'd like to know the workings of that! Wow!

[@Samiby]

Combined this with a parrot that imitated cussing builders, and you'd think next doors was having their house renovated at 5 in the morning.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

Samiby - Have a parrot imitating a bar full of drunks with these birds and you have cops over in no time. OH, THE FUN!! 😲🤣😎

[@0The0Web0]

even human chatter and laughs... no doubt - lyrebirds are the real masters!

[@VariantAEC]

0The0Web0 Humans voices are clearly to low frequency to emulate properly. Also the noises these birds produce are clean enough to differentiate them from real working gear... But I guess that only applies to people like myself.

[@gojira444]

Yes. Cause you're very special.

[@ThatanOmega]

He emulated someone whistling

[@CesarClouds]

Imagine going to the wilderness to rest and get away from all the city noise, then you here this .

[@bradvalentine1564]

Such an impressive bird and I love as the calls progress the other birds in the area are becoming increasingly vocal.

[@mowtangsally]

Lyrebird Tries to Impress Future Spouse by Pretending to Own Many Different Power Tools

[@tranquilrabies]

Lol

[@xl000]

0:24 The cordless drill is impressive. You can almost picture the guy using it,

[@fishfire_2999]

xl Def sounds like a Dewalt cordless lol

[@constantchange1145]

Seems like they love to go through their entire repertoire of sounds one by one. I wonder of their are sounds they choose not to mess with, like eagles or snakes, or owls

[@ray.shoesmith]

There was a lyrebird that lived near my school that used to imitate the school bell for recess and lunch etc. The only reason we knew it wasn't the real thing was because the sound came from the wrong direction

[@markjgaletti57]

Being a carpenter I closed my eyes that bird hit the head of the nail every time

[@thomasfoss9963]

That is too funny-- better than most apprentices!!!!!!!

[@djmassey2]

"being a carpenter" LOL

[@markjgaletti57]

@@djmassey2 what's so funny about being a carpenter

[@brainsironically]

Somewhere, there's a construction boss going: "No wonder it took eight years to build a shed!"

[@worksmagic89]

Brains Ironically 🤣🤣🤣

[@seanolusina6058]

Nature is astounding! Phenomenal!

[@newfone4678]

Drill and chainsaw sounds are wonderful.

[@bumper321]

I live down the street from our police and fire station, and we have a bird that mimics the sounds of the sirens and trucks. Pretty amazing!

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

You neeeed to record that man!

[@mjade1673]

What kind of bird is it? What us the area you live in? I kno where i live that would be a songbird, a mockingbird

[@bumper321]

@@mjade1673 I always thought that it was a mockingbird, but he sits high up in a tree and I can never clearly see him. One day I will have to try to record it.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

make a video show us

[@sabinenatelberg3960]

God: so, what kind of chirp do you want? Lyrebird: yes.

[@onamemmet]

Booooooo. Mass-production KZbin comment.

[@thebilecollector]

@Irfanimation best comment

[@thisorthat7746]

amazing. he'll blend in with the other tools just fine

[@river1790]

Just imagine this bird outside your bedroom window at the crack of dawn every morning