Published 19:08 IST, December 31st 2019
Marvin the magpie filmed imitating fire engine siren in Australia
A magpie named Marvin can now imitate the sound of a fire engine because he's heard so many trucks race past him amid the ongoing bushfires in Australia.
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A magpie named Marvin can w imitate sound of a fire engine because he's heard so many trucks race past him. A video of magpie is going viral on internet with many people feeling for bird and state as a whole. Australia is gripped under ravaging bushfires with acres of land scorched and wildlife displaced. unfortunate magpie is among wildlife that h to leave bushes after fire engulfed many parts of area.
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Marvin magpie mimics fire engines
magpie that can mimic 35 species of birds, bark like a dog and neigh like a horse can w imitate sound of fire engines. Marvin has seen so many trucks race past his nest that he can w squeal like a fire engine. Many people on social media feel that incident is unfortunate because that is t what Marvin is supposed to do and it also shows state of Australia this fire season.
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23-second video was shared by a Facebook p My Hunter Valley and has garnered more than 27,000 likes since it was uploed on Sunday. A user named Dee-Michelle Hall wrote, "So s this baby has heard so many sirens. We need rain so bly." video also gave stalgia to some users as it reminded m of ir own birds y h in past.
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Recent Australian bushfires have affected a lot of animals living in area. According to ecologist Daniel Pugh, more than 2,000 koalas have died so far and up to one-third of ir habitat on rth coast of state may have fled due to rampaging blaze. Thousands of hectares of koala habitat across rrn NSW and souast Queensland have been ravd in recent bushfires. Koalas have been identified as endangered species in Queensland, NSW and it is largely due to habitat clearing.
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19:08 IST, December 31st 2019