(CN) — Researchers have found an unusual behavior in the male superb lyrebirds of southeastern Australia: during courtship and mating, males will imitate the cacophonic sound of a panicked “mobbing ...

Birds of all kinds are renowned for their calls, songs, and relentless chirps. Some birds use their calls to communicate with one another, while others use their calls to attract mates. One such ...

Being catfished is never fun, but one animal takes deception to an entirely new level. A study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology reveals male lyrebirds, a type of songbird, use complex ...

Echo the lyrebird appears to have learned how to perfectly replicate the sound of a wailing baby. The bird, who lives in a Sydney zoo, can also mimic a fire alarm and power drill, a zoo official said.

When birds see a predator in their midst, one defensive strategy is to call out loudly, attracting other birds of the same or different species to do the same. Sometimes individuals within this ...

Recent research reveals that female superb lyrebirds possess complex, context-dependent songs, challenging the notion of their vocal insignificance. These vocalisations serve essential survival ...

The lyrebird can mimic the sounds of at least 20 different species. A male lyrebird manipulatively uses this to his advantage, mimicking the sound of a flock of birds to convince a nearby female that ...

They've been known to imitate the sounds of kookaburras, cockatoos, even human sounds like car alarms and chainsaws. I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in ...