In the dense forests of Australia lives one of the most extraordinary sound imitators in the animal kingdom, a bird capable ...

You might be able to do a mean celebrity impression or two, but can you imitate an entire film’s cast at the same time? A male superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) can, well almost. During ...

In the forests of southeastern Australia, a listener might hear a chainsaw revving, a camera shutter clicking, or a car alarm wailing, only to discover the source is a bird. The lyrebird is one of the ...

This extraordinary footage captures the stunning 'laser' sounds created by a male lyrebird. The 'lasers' are the first part of a four-section repeating sequence that sees the male lyrebird stand on a ...

Recent research reveals that female superb lyrebirds possess complex, context-dependent songs, challenging the notion of their vocal insignificance. These vocalisations serve essential survival ...

A fortnight after five lions escaped at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, an amused zoo visitor captured footage of Echo the superb lyrebird as he mimicked alarm sirens and evacuation calls with astonishing ...

Sometimes the most random and awesome things can be found in the wild. No, we’re not talking about photographing animals this time around, but we’re talking about just how awesome some of them can be.

Find your headphones. Mixed Signals offers at day's end an audio benediction. In Britain, Sir David Attenborough, known as the "father of natural history programming" was honored by UKTV on the ...