OT: Lyrebird.

[Ian Field]

Can the lyrebird do a decent imitation of breaking glass?

Thanks.

 

[Jeßus]

On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:35:25 -0000, "Ian Field"
<gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Can the lyrebird do a decent imitation of breaking glass?

Probably, check out Chook the (recently deceased) Lyrebird:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeQjkQpeJwY

Anyway... I'm curious what situation brought about your question

 

[terryc]

Ian Field wrote:

Can the lyrebird do a decent imitation of breaking glass?

My 2c is that they would need to hear it a number of times.

 

[Ian Field]

"Jeßus" <none@all.invalid> wrote in message
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On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:35:25 -0000, "Ian Field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Can the lyrebird do a decent imitation of breaking glass?

Probably, check out Chook the (recently deceased) Lyrebird:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeQjkQpeJwY

Anyway... I'm curious what situation brought about your question

Someone on another group reckons nothing living can imitate breaking glass -
I reckon if anything could, it'd be the lyrebird.

 

[Ian Field]

"terryc" <newsninespam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote in message
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Ian Field wrote:
Can the lyrebird do a decent imitation of breaking glass?

My 2c is that they would need to hear it a number of times.

I wouldn't expect it to pull it out of nowhere.

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2012-01-05, Ian Field <gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

"Jeßus" <none@all.invalid> wrote in message
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On Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:35:25 -0000, "Ian Field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Can the lyrebird do a decent imitation of breaking glass?

Probably, check out Chook the (recently deceased) Lyrebird:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeQjkQpeJwY

Anyway... I'm curious what situation brought about your question


Someone on another group reckons nothing living can imitate breaking glass -
I reckon if anything could, it'd be the lyrebird.

AIUI mimics will copy something they hear repeatedly.
pedestrian crossing, ringtone, car alarm, etc...

Breaking glass is chaotic sound, you don't get the same sound
repeated. It's also polyphonic each of the several fragments oscillate
in several modes at different frequencies and decay at diffrerent eates.


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