Watch this video and then create a new post on your blog according to the guidelines that follow. (Be sure you have the sound turned up so you can hear all of the audio!)
Now, visit this wikipedia entry about the lyre bird and read the information there. In a new post on your blog titled “Assignment #4,” tell me first of all what you thought of the amazing lyre bird, then what does this clip indicate about the effect of “civilization” on the natural world?
(Please have this assignment completed no later than Sunday, February 15th at 10:30 p.m. Thank you.)
February 6, 2009 at 8:40 am
This assignment was fun and easy. I haven’t been at school on 2 days and probablt won’t be there tomorrow. I have just been super sick and it took me a total of maybe 15 inutes to finish. I wasnt one of these birds. They are kind of like a parrot.
February 8, 2009 at 2:24 am
What’s so amazing about a bird??
it’s just a stupid animal.
It can do the same thing as a tape recorder.
big deal.
February 9, 2009 at 1:32 am
Hey upwind. Can you make those sounds? Hmmm…
What about the rest of the assignment on your blog? Label a new post Assignment #4 and answer the questions above about the video and generally humanity’s effect on the planet.
Thanks!
February 8, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Mrs Roper,
This assignment was interesting. I did not enjoy it as much as the others but it was still cool i guess i just don’t care that much about birds.
February 9, 2009 at 7:54 am
Mrs. Roper,
Thats a pretty cool looking bird. This assignment was pretty cool but wasn’t as interesting as the others though.
February 9, 2009 at 9:57 am
WOW……. that was AWESOME!!!!
February 9, 2009 at 12:29 pm
This is really cool. Sounds like this male bird and our men have something in common they do their hardest to attract women. This is a cute assignment i am working on it right now.
Brooke
February 11, 2009 at 8:27 am
Is the lyre bird on the endangered list? Because I would love to have one for a pet.
February 11, 2009 at 10:41 pm
well Ill tell you whats so amazing about this thing some might say is “just a bird” its awesome, it can make the sound of anything in its surroundings, humans cant even do that. Its simply incredible how an animal such as a bird can make the sounds, or even have the intelligence to comprehend and reproduce the same sound.
I loved it:)
February 13, 2009 at 10:23 am
I think its interesting how a bird can make the same sounds as other poeple because everyone knows animals cant talk and the parrots that do is so awesome. I love when a animal can make sounds back at you or talk to you. Its very diff. So i rly like this topic
February 13, 2009 at 10:32 am
Mrs. Roper, this was so cool. Hearing the noises that the bird was making was crazy. I was shocked when it made the camera noise. I really liked this assignment!!
February 13, 2009 at 10:56 am
This bird is really cool it is awesom how it is able to replicate the sounds it hears. I liked learing about this bird i never really knew it even existed.
February 15, 2009 at 1:34 pm
wow amazing bird