Superb Lyrebird imitating construction work - Adelaide Zoo

[jimmicrackhead12]

This bird will be on police academy 10

[JohnsonKayleigh]

Whoa!! Haha that's a funny bird :) aww my dad and I are so sad to know it died :( good job little birdy R.I.P!

[chris111690]

This bird needs to listen to some dubstep.

Thats a video right there.

[ElPINGAS9000]

A10 Avenger, not a chainsaw.

[JoBlowMan]

R.I.P. Chook !! You were the coolest bird on the planet !!

[FreshfromtheCorpse]

He could use the chainsaw sound to scare away animals that are invading his bubble.. haha

[irmawall13]

AMEZING!!



[nicknamelefted]

это что за 35 долбоебов, которым не понравилась эта прикольная птичка???

[BlinkinFirefly]

he's totally mimicking the voices of the construction workers too, thats phenomenal. and i also noticed how he can do two sounds at once. like when he mimicks the kookaburras, hehe. he seems to like those

[troutstudio]

We have just been camping in Barrington Tops. There were lyrebirds everywhere. They had a very wide range of sounds, mostly other birds as it's a wilderness area. One morning at about 5:30 I heard one go through his entire repertoire and their vocal skills are astounding. I also heard one doing a car alarm and lots of kookaburra.

[KitKirja]

FUNNY...

I wonder how many of you believe this as being real...

[RawrWolfie]

@KitKirja

Maybe because it is real?

[soaponaroapDG]

@2:05 ...did he say "good job son"?

[radajan]

Wow and I thought human girls were demanding : P These birds have to imitate all these sounds AND flash their feathers to get a date lol. Amazing vid.

[kroqster]

he actually says something a 2:05... good on ya chook

[TheFlicka28]

@Graveyardchameleon SO true. One of the most amazing things I've seen on you tube. What a talented animal.

[marielove024]

i would really love to have a bird like this!

[starsnrockets01]

i think i heard a kookaburra

[LadySouLicious]

Rest in peace, little Entertainer

[doggzma]

Chook, you were SO beyond cool.

[gangabhadra]

too good :) nature's true mimic artist :)

[Emmely454]

Amazing creature... It is beautiful to look at as well!!

[moxerick]

2:04 he is from swat

[moxerick]

caralho, parece aquele cara do loucademia de polícia!

[lilsuzq32]

WOW, what an amazing feat! He was quite the bird ... sad that he has left us far too soon :(

[KevyMotorSport]

i want one RIP Chook

[PlayingGilly]

That bird is one noisy little shit

[MrWackro]

I have just heard the sad news

R.I.P Chook

[58Athena58]

May you be flying high and free, Chook! You were an amazing bird!

[ericparis]

How some people can dislike something so amazing as this bird?

[7466309change]

oh he died.Sorry.He was cute.

[7466309change]

the drill,nailgun.Poor bird.Can it get a mate with those calls?

[SIM2402]

At least he lived to be 32 years old. RIP...

[XxkrazygamerxX]

:50 jaw breaking lol

[daisho13]

RIP Chook

[kelsieclutch6]

@Graveyardchameleon LOL. So does Kesha (She doesn't have any).

[lilmonk88]

R.I.P 

[2259masterchief]

RIP

[jc1daddy2]

That's one funny bird

[IDH77]

I just read that this amazing creature has just died. A great pity!

[TERDfergoson]

(Continued from below) near his pet lyrebird. The lyrebird retained the tunes after it's release into the park. Neville Fenton forwarded a tape of his recording to Norman Robinson. Because a lyrebird is able to carry two tunes at the same time, Robinson filtered out one of the tunes and put it on the phonograph for the purposes of analysis. The song represents a modified version of two popular tunes in the 1930s: "The Keel Row" and "Mosquito's Dance".

[TERDfergoson]

@freeradicals, the following was quoted from Wikipedia's page on the Lyre Bird, and I'm sure if you do a little searching you'll be able to find the actual recording.

"Similarly, in 1969, a park ranger, Neville Fenton, recorded a lyrebird song which resembled flute sounds in the New England National Park, near Dorrigo in northern coastal New South Wales. After much detective work by Fenton, it was discovered that in the 1930s, a flute player living on a farm adjoining the park used to play tun

[squirrel1612]

I had no idea he came from a zoo. A shorter life in the wild would have been better !

[MissyTRodriguez]

Lol. Amazing! What a little legend. RIP buddy. May u be flying and singing with the angels Xxx

[SurferJoe1]

Amazing- an avian Gerald McBoingboing!

RIP, Chook- you were a wonder of the world.

[ARTR2008]

Unbelievable! Almost sounds like he says chook chook at one stage!

[notepad329]

R.I.P. Chook :-(

[roarcheetah]

RIP Chook



[mcflurry71]

Hey guy 1:05

(^_^) Tumps up

[freeradicals]

@mcflurry71 It's definately "How ya doin" - I can imagine construction workers say this possibly hundreds of time a day.

[Thecharliejay1]

Haha XD

[SockMonsters]

Or individual musical instruments?

[smjltd]

@SockMonsters Apparently the voice box of the Lyrebird is so advanced it can mimic two sounds at the same time (you can hear that occasionally in this video). I read somewhere that a Lyrebird had been recorded reproducing two flute tunes at the same time - the recording engineers had to do some sort of phase shift on the sound to separate the two songs!. Haven't been able to find it on the web tho, so it's just hearsay for now.

[freeradicals]

@smjltd Please find this!

[SockMonsters]

Can they copy cat sounds of an orchestra?

[ODD50]

I think he was 31 or 32 when he died R.I.P homie :'(

[MatthiasC6]

1:06 How you doin? xD

[PinkSkulz1911]

R.I.P Chook! We will miss you and you weird but funny imitations! Thumbs up if you will miss him!

[sniakz]

2.04 did he talked ?????????

[stanley03061973]

CHOOK YA HELPED ME PROVE SOMETHING THAT IS SO HARD TOO EXPLAIN THANX

[pomosh2]

Chook, you made learning more fun at school for the kids in our class! You will always be imortalised on the 10 cent coin :)

[n0kattaem]

R.I.P :(

[SydneySluts]

rip chook

[joydivisionboy1]

R.I.P Chook

[KaseyG543]

R.I.P

[davidreillydotcom]

Bless you Chook. You are the most amazing bird that ever lived and i love your videos. I hope animals go to heaven so I can meet you one day in person

[catsrocktheworld]

Rip the awesome chook u will b missed but never forgotten :-(

[buxxi90]

Animal beat box. :D

[heatherdaydream]

sweet dreams lyrebird

[Brettannica1]

R.I.P. Chook. You singularly brought positive world wide attention to your species and achieved more in your 32 years than most humans manage in their lifetime...

[Zabrq92]

RIP, my friend

[downunderdiva1]

Dear little Chook, he lived 32 years, thanks... RIP.

[minimessiful]

RIP CHOOK

[lamboinoz]

@GilaTomster You'll be pleased to know that the Superb lyrebird is not endangered and is common in forests along the Australian east coast from southern Queensland down through Victoria reaching right into bush-fringing suburbs of large cities. Both it and Albert's lyrebird (which is listed as "vulnerable") are protected under Australian law. They are fantastic birds. Coming across a Superb male displaying in the bush is something I'll never forget.

[woriwarren]

Gorgeous animal, amd soooo.........talented. I'm sure he will be sadly missed by all who knew him :)

[flyingpigstuff]

The blackbird was awesome. RIP Chook.

[Bientje91]

RIPCK!

[Cbob972]

we are all going to miss you chook RIP

lotsa love

youtube

[TheKingOfAmazement]

RIP chook

[jimbobadg]

RIP Chook. You were a champion!!!

[leepakim]

are there other lyrebirds who can do the same as he did? Anyways, i think he was the perfect entertainer. so talented and cute.

[nomoresurfingforyou]

Yep, just saw it on the Australia Network news on ABC News 24. I hadn't heard of Chook before, either.

[TheMothrah]

Poor Chook. Please come back!

[WereBeNzO]

I want to expose a Lyrebird to music i like so i can have a MP3ird

[DIZZYDA5H]

Abc

[hold3n01]

RIP CHOOK

[kingey71]

RIP Chook. That's some awesome sounds. Pity he never copied the tradies themselves with a couple of "awww, f*ck it!" calls but great sounds all the same!!!

[ABSNproduction]

lol gg bro

[ojungstedt6]

thumbs up if you came here from the ABC

[WeaselWJ]

Saw it on the ABC.

[CazualEditz]

@WeaselWJ haha same

[Bubblegumdutchess]

R.I.P choock :'( xo

[MaXiLeeCH]

RIP Chook,

I never got to see you but thanks to the Adelaide Zoo staff and YouTube I have gotten to hear some of your amazing sounds.

MaX

[AntariusAU]

RIP chooky. I got to see you a few times, you were awesome!

[krallstello]

Bless his little heart. Go with God, little one....

[TheGraw95]

r.i.p chook your number 1

[clearwaterblue111]

chook was talented had a gift like no other he could laugh like a kookabura (haohaohaohaohaoo) he could make a saw sound (zipzipzipzipzipziP) rest in peace chook for we all miss! :(

[dihle12]

rip old fella

[YamSaoH20]

R.I.P xoxoxoxoxox <3

[jbooks888]

Amazing! And to think, this incredible ability just evolved over time!

[ChristRegeneration]

@jbooks888 evolved? or magnificantly created by our creator

[jbooks888]

@ChristRegeneration Obviously created! I was being sarcastic.

[smjltd]

@ChristRegeneration Definitely a classic example of evolution at work - the better male mimic gets all the girls, fathers all the babies, produces a batch of even better mimics. Simple really :)

[JackieKerin]

He shimmied and he shook

Like no ordinary chook.

He was handsome, he was bright,

He had feathers bronze and white,

A little chestnut black and grey -

His tail a wonder in display.

RIP Chook

[ekimroolz]

He gave Michael Winslow a run for his money!

[syrebecca669]

Amazing bird! Really sad to hear that he passed away. RIP.

[areyousatisfied]

RIP Chook, you were absolutely brilliant and I was fortunate to witness your display a few years ago.

[MsShoggy]

RIP Chook :(



[irynski]

@MsShoggy Sad news, indeed. So much activity regarding him on Twitter right now... It just goes to show how well he was known & how much he has loved.

I echo your sentiment: RIP, Chook.

[lionmotive]

What a fantastic bird. We recognised the sound of the different particular drill techniques, possibly drilling holes for dynabolts in concrete and a saw. RIP Chook and thanks for delighting so many people and showing us the abilities of your species.

[casnick1]

I need him in the shed while I am watching the footy on TV

[caz4777]

Amazing bird! RIP.

[B3Nusa]

rest in peace

[hsvnow]

R.I.P Chook 1979 - 2011

[veganski]

RIP Chook :(

[goremau]

RIP Chook.

[clofts]

RIP Chook :(

[1337treeckolol]

This thing is BETTER THEN KRICKETUNE.

[nameer2love]

Now the parrot will be jealous!!

[HarmonyHoovesBarn]

lol this is still shocking!!!!!!!!!!! i can't believe that this is all real, but it is!!!

[mooturtil]

these birds are amazing. and such big show offs.

[jbm32206]

Absolutely amazing

[KeskinTRS]

Amongst the most amazing animals. Love it.

[sheatheman]

good job swan 2:05

[swindells2007]

wow how do they do that

[duckchick257]

AMAZING I have  never seen anything like it!! Lol:)

[0509rt]

Foooooooooockin amaaaaaaaaaaaazin it even started doin whistle while you work...<3..x..!!

[qazyip]

it's like a fking recorder xD

[DJHeroMist]

DAMN IT WHATS HE WORKING ON?!

[TheFranjy]

Gobsmacked

[bahamabrunette]

what a beast life. you're only job is being awesome!

[KhentaMFL]

And Next up....the Lyre Bird vs Michael Winslow!!

[CheezDoodleNr1]

Nice job son 2:05?

[MrKillianmcelroy]

This is amazing.... Just wow.

[sgtMaxCollin]

what a cuty, i know is a video but for a second a was afraid my laughter would scare him, odd, he did pronounce human words at around 2:00

[soad2244]

incredible, yet extremely sad

[sigfrodus]

@soad2244 I was about to say the same. its just like a witness

[moviemad56]

Extraordinary! He's imitating human speech as well as Rainbow Lorikeets, Kookaburras, drills, people whistling, vehicles starting up... this demonstrates an amazing memory along with the ability to mimic the sounds so expertly. So much for "bird brains" - birds are extremely intelligent.

[epg19792003]

Damn cool and funny bird! He's like that guy from "Police Academy" ...

[Sorvos]

Whoever said parrots are the best impersonators is a liar! This bird is the master of imitation.

[kinosion]

Yes mom!!! im working!!!! (blue face)

[ardijan0]

it did say that wow

[iflipedupflipvideo55]

It's like the jabber jays from the Hunger Games!

[wobwobwobination]

someone should play dubstep next to this bird. Just sayin



[DestrIGNo101]

wot did it say at 2:05? sounded like watch out squad or something

[AlgernonFTW]

This bird is unreal.

[AvalancheFever]

:58 Was that a cat call?

[chachaslides]

did it say chop chop ? hahha lmfao



[areyousatisfied]

@chachaslides Noo it's saying "Chook Chook", which is obviously what the keepers said everytime they came in "Hello Chook Chook!" haha XD

[BudtheMainah]

I would make this bird listen to battle field 3 for a month, and then have it listen to all three transformer movies...

[Misypo]

make it listen to dubstep

[Xbalanque84]

The Lyrebird, Nature's remix artist

[agage00]

at 1:06 is says what are you doing?

[stevelau1933]

@agage00 That's what it sounds like

[jonorocks13]

did it just talk at 1.06 lmao

[arch3223]

Someone play that bird some techno. Best beatboxer ever.

[bigmac51290]

He also said "Good job" I think there was a name after that.

[lalabunnybr]

ahh imagine what bliss to wake up to one of these in the morning >.<"

[demoncevallos]

He know it...like a BOSS!

[Maestro940304]

this is crazy...

[sabrehagen]

He says "whaddaya doin" at 1:06!

[elcolombiano010]

ojala nunca se estinga esta especie de aves , canta super hermoso y imita super y cuiden a estas aves , no las compren ni las enjaulen, gracias. saludos

[osykat]

Is it legal to own one of these I'm gonna play metel music and be the best band ever!

[pulpitocompanys7]

Imma bet you all google lyre bird after reading cracked.

[GreenTheOlive]

oh my god imagine if it played the rick roll song o.0

[bubblegibubblegirl13]

Hi Chook, keep up the funny sounds :) Koo koo koo kaa kaa kaa kaa koo koo koo kaa kaa kaa 

[SUSSTURUCU]

ALLAH u AKBAR !

[smolnaya07]

Как классно! Очень понравилось))))

[bugger06]

how and why does it do this?

[Jhertzog83]

@bugger06 How: The best set of vocal cords on the planet.

Why: Female lyrebirds respond to the most complex call they hear.

[kokoricharmed]

@bugger06 It's called mimetism.

[7LTTRS4U]

My Music Teacher said that the bird heard a Hammering noise, and the bird says "Hi Bob"

[RDCKM]

Where the hell does he store all these sound effects ???

[TheArtfulShow]

@RDCKM on a Western Digital hardrive.. right next to his Macintosh

[doinkstep]

The Lyre. Best super hero ever.

[boredomDX]

Parrots? Who the hell needs parrots?

[xyoukilled]

can i own one of these?

[wheeler202202]

Did that bird just ask me how I was doing? D: 1:06

[areyousatisfied]

@wheeler202202 He also says "Chook Chook" and then does this little laugh :D He was very cute :)

[KlajjDarquen]

I'm going to get a lyrebird and play deathcore to it every day. We'd be part of the best band ever.

[stabyourcat]

@KlajjDarquen Yeah but then you'd have to be 16 and actually think deathcore was good.