Lyre Birds Have Their Own Species-Specific Songs That They Sing

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Multiple Choice

Lyre birds have their own species-specific songs that they sing. However, they are also known to produce vocalizations that sound very similar to sounds in their environment-a chainsaw, and a camera shutter opening and closing, for example. Their performance making these types of sounds is the result of:

• A)habituation.
• B)operant conditioning.
• C)classical conditioning.
• D)imitation.

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