They're great birds, but a little irritating to live near. You know those parents that yell their kids names down the street to get them to come home, and that one family with the crying baby and the always-open windows?
Yeah, THOSE are the people the lyre bird will imitate :D
To woo females, bowerbird males create optical illusions that make themselves look larger than they are, much like the ones used in the "Lord of the Rings" films to make actors look hobbit-size.
Wait, you mean Elijah Wood isn't just really short?
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Date: 2010-09-09 08:10 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-09 09:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-10 10:40 pm (UTC)Yeah, THOSE are the people the lyre bird will imitate :D
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Date: 2010-09-09 09:21 pm (UTC)Wait, you mean Elijah Wood isn't just really short?
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Date: 2010-09-21 01:05 pm (UTC)