Listen to the Mockingbird

 
The mockingbird, Mississippi’s state bird, is capable of learning up to 40 distinct sounds. The birds have even been recorded mimicking dogs and sirens.
Excerpted by permission of The Nautilus Publishing Company from 501 Little-Known Facts, Obscure Trivia, World Records & Historical Minutia from the State of Mississippi
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