tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post4844599695327469591..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: LyrebirdsGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-688010737238939652011-05-20T12:48:49.330-06:002011-05-20T12:48:49.330-06:00Nice. I believe that a major function of birdsong ...Nice. I believe that a major function of birdsong is mate selection, in which case, the seasonal nature of what your friend observed makes sense.<br /><br />What they're imitating reminds me, in a very amusing way, of Ayn Rand's example of a parrot's vocalizations having no relationship to the truth, at least in terms of their reflecting any knowledge on the parrots' part.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-49807937946689168142011-05-20T12:25:58.050-06:002011-05-20T12:25:58.050-06:00Pretty amazing. I had a friend who spent some time...Pretty amazing. I had a friend who spent some time in the rural Phillipines about 3 years ago. He said that all of the birds around the village imitated the sounds of human copulation to the point that it sounded like a woodside orgy every night. They only seemed to do it during the spring. <br /><br />c. andrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com