According to researchers, male lyrebirds will mimic all manner of sounds of approaching predators, including the “mobbing” sounds made by bunches of birds at the approach of a predator in order to get their bird date to freeze up long enough for some mating:.

“When the mimicking calls were analysed in detail, researchers could detect mobbing calls that sounded like eastern yellow robins, brown thornbills, and white-browed scrubwrens.

And though these birds are “capable of doing amazing things and terrible things,” says Dr.

Lady lyrebirds, please know that no matter my qualms with avians in general I pride myself on being, above all else, a bird feminist, so if any of you would like to get in touch to tell your story, my DMs are always open.