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David looks at this amazing bird, which mimics the calls of other birds - and chainsaws and camera shutters! Watch more high quality videos on the BBC Earth YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/BBCEarth and visit http://www.BBCEarth.com for all the latest natural history exclusives and fantastic new wildlife videos.

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  Pets & Animals

[Izkapts]

The best part is where the bird starts to speak in Attenborough's voice.

[Eorland Greymane]

1:03, "Oh R2, what are you doing out here?"

[אמיר טל]

nature can be ASTOUNDING...

[אתי אברהמי]

amazing

[keyoraclips]

Do you remember watching this? I remembered thinking it was unordinary and spectacular, however it made me quite sad to hear the chainsaw, mimicking the sound of something taking away it's home. I hope we can stop deforestation.

[Irena St]

Beautiful-fantastica!!!

[killerlampshadecat]

truly the Michael Winslow of the forest.

[Disguy134]

OMG-Was I the only one thinking Mockingjay???

[ORACLE063]

yea its so sad .... as u type this from your warm house.

[ORACLE063]

some needs to play some Beethoven in that wood

[RespectFalseIcons]

nature's recording device

[boredguy52]

LOLLLLLLLL