'This is how they learn': Rare footage captures a lyrebird singing lesson

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Lyrebird calls echo through the forests of south-east Australia. But the passing of these songs from one generation to another is at risk.

Lyrebirds can imitate a bewildering variety of sounds with unparalleled accuracy.

As air comes through, the lyrebird contorts and vibrates one passage more than the other, which may give them more ability to control the sound. "You see that pattern in human languages… The fewer speakers you have of a threatened language, you just lose words. The Albert's lyrebird is now restricted to a small region of subtropical rainforest in the mountain ranges of Bundjalung Country.

 

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