Lyre, Lyre, Pants On Fire

That's Not How You Do It, Mate

A lyrebird at Adelaide Zoo has been amusing staff and visitors by mimicking the sounds of construction machinery during work on a new enclosure and a new zoo entrance. Associate Professor David Paton, an ornithologist at Adelaide University, says lyrebirds are mimics and the calls are all about attracting a mate.

FOOTNOTE: Pneumatic dill.