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Masters of mimicry, male lyrebirds use their skill to deceive potential mates – Phys.org
When birds see a predator in their midst, one defensive strategy is to call out loudly, attracting other birds of the same or different species to do the same….
When birds see a predator in their midst, one defensive strategy is to call out loudly, attracting other birds of the same or different species to do the same. Sometimes individuals within this ‘mobbing flock’ will fly over or at the predator or attack it directly.
Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on February 25 have found that male superb lyrebirds do something rather unexpected: they imitate a mobbing flock in courtship and even in the act of mating with a female.
The…
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