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The Laughing Kookaburra is an Australian native bird with a distinctive laughing call. It is the largest member of the kingfisher family, but it does not hunt for fish: rather, it captures lizards and snakes and occasionally small mammals.
The Laughing kookaburra is the only species of kookaburra with a very distinctive laughing call, that begins almost with a chuckle, before erupting into a raucous laugh. This is how the kookaburra defines its territory to other birds. The Blue-winged kookaburra also has a characteristic laughing call, though not as recognisable as that of the Laughing kookaburra.


Two other species of kookaburra are found in New Guinea and on the Aru islands of southeastern Indonesia, but these species do not "laugh".



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An emu is an Australian bird that looks like an ostrich. There is also another Australian bird that looks like an ostrich called a cassowary.

In reality, neither the emu nor the cassowary actually looks like the ostrich. Their physical appearance is very different, but they are all members of the bird family known as ratites.Ratites are characterised by being larger, Flightless Birds.

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The Laughing Kookaburra is an Australian native bird with a distinctive laughing call. It is the largest member of the kingfisher family, but it does not hunt for fish: rather, it captures lizards and snakes and occasionally small mammals.
The Laughing kookaburra is the only species of kookaburra with a very distinctive laughing call, that begins almost with a chuckle, before erupting into a raucous laugh. This is how the kookaburra defines its territory to other birds. The Blue-winged kookaburra also has a characteristic laughing call, though not as recognisable as that of the Laughing kookaburra.


Two other species of kookaburra are found in New Guinea and on the Aru islands of southeastern Indonesia, but these species do not "laugh".



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The Australian bird that sounds as though it is laughing like a human being is called the Kookaburra.

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Kookaburras, which is a kingfisher.

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Other than the ostrich which bird lays the largest egg?

its the emu if u r not Australian then that is a bird that looks a lot like the ostrich It could also be the cassawery(excuse spelling am i right or wrong) which is another Australian bird that looks like an oversized chicken exept the red bits are blue and its the most dangerous bird in the world


What is A large flightless bird that looks like a ostrich related to the emu?

There is no bird that looks like an ostrich related to the emu. The ostrich (from Africa), rhea (South America) and the cassowary (northern Australia and Papua New Guinea) are all Flightless Birds in the same category of "ratites" as the emu. Ratites have wings but the bones in their chests do not have the capacity for flight muscles, which is what a bird needs to fly.


What is A large flightless bird that looks like a ostrich?

An Emu would fit this description. See the related link.


What is the name of the 3 toed flightless ostrich like bird from South America?

There is really no such bird that exists in South America. There is, however, a bird that looks like an ostrich that lives in Australia: that bird is called an Emu. However, a flightless bird that lives in South America is called a Rhea, also known as a Nandu.


What is a large flightless bird that looks like an ostrich called?

An Emu would fit this description. See the related link.


Does an ostrich look like its parents when its born?

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What animal is a large flightless bird that looks like an ostrich related to the emu?

This description fits the emu of Australia, but it does not really look like an ostrich. Another member of this family is the rhea of South America.The ostrich, emu, rhea and cassowary are all ratites, a group of flightless birds characterised by having chest muscles undeveloped enough for flight.


What is the name of an Australian bird that can't fly?

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