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Lyrebirds can perfectly mimic chainsaws and car alarms

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The ultimate feathered plagiarists will steal absolutely any audio track to impress a mate. Possessing the most complex vocal organ of any songbird, they can perfectly replicate the incredibly harsh sounds of chainsaws, camera shutters, and highly annoying car alarms. Their entire courtship strategy relies entirely on aggressively screaming a heavily synthesized mixtape of the local auditory landscape.

Lyrebirds can perfectly mimic chainsaws and car alarms
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