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Extraordinary birdsong

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I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Richard Gayle points to this extraordinary video of the lyrebird which can imitate other birds but also cameras (standard and motor-drive), car alarms and chainsaws.

UPDATE: Chris Corrigan emailed me with a link to a moonwalking bird.

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