The lyrebird is one of the world’s best imi-
tators, able to mimic the sounds of twelve
other species of birds. It can also repro-
duce the sound of a camera shutter, a cir-
cuit breaker, a car’s engine, and an alarm
clock. It can even imitate the sound of an
electric saw being used nearby. The
Orphean warbler can imitate the sounds
produced by 70 other species of bird.
