Superb Lyrebird (Nature’s own sound recorder) can even mimic artificial sounds
(BBCWorldwide, 2007) The Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is a pheasant-sized bird commonly found in Australia. Its diet includes small invertebrates on forest grounds or among rotting logs. A male has elegant tail feathers which he fans out during courtship display….
Knock Knock, Who’s There? – Identification of fairy-wren chicks by their mums
Before you start thinking this is yet another knock-knock joke, think again! The importance of the ability to distinguish their chicks from parasites found in their nest is no laughing matter to a mother fairy-wren. Just like how our parents…
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