A recent study has shown that pet parrots, when taught to use video calls to communicate with one another, experience reduced loneliness. By providing the birds with a tablet for making video calls, researchers observed an increase in social behaviors such as preening, singing, and play. The parrots were allowed to choose their “friends” to call via the touchscreen tablet, and it was discovered that the most frequently called birds were the most popular choices among the parrots.
In 2019, Brazilian pоlіce seized…
In 2019, Brazilian pоlіce seized a parrot who had been taught to alert criminals to pоlіce operations by shouting: “Mum, the pоlіce!” After being seized, the parrot didn’t cooperate with the pоlіce, staying completely silent and not saying anything.
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Researchers taught African grey parrots…
Researchers taught African grey parrots to buy food using tokens. They were then paired up, one parrot given ten tokens and the other none. Without any incentive for sharing, parrots with tokens started to give some to their broke partners so that everyone could eat.
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Alex, the parrot
Alex was a grey parrot with a vocabulary of over 100 words, the ability to identify over 50 different objects, and the ability to count quantities up to 6. Before he died in 2007, his last words were “You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.”
In 2019, police seized ‘super obedient’…
In 2019, police seized ‘super obedient’ lookout parrot trained by Brazil drug dealers. According to reports, the bird had been taught to alert criminals to police operations in Vila Irmã Dulce, a low-income community in the sun-scorched capital of Piauí state, by shouting: “Mum, the police!”
11 Posts That Prove Parrots Are Hilarious, Little Squawking Devils
Parrots have long been known for being that hilarious bird you see on TV, as well as their incredible brain power.
According to a study on African grey parrots, some birds can engage in simple conversation and learn up to 2,000 different words.
So when they do something funny, they might have done it on purpose, rather than simply coincidentally.
If you have yet to encounter a parrot in your lifetime, well, let these 11 people prove to you why you’ve really been missing out.
#1. African greys are the bullies of the parrot world.
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#2. Not only a sense of humor, but a slightly sick one. Love it.
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#3. But, hey, at least they’re entertained.
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#4. Alright that’s just downright wrong.
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#5. Revenge is a dish best served tossed in one’s face.
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#6. You never know what you’re getting with preowned cars…or pets.
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#7. Loki lives up to his name.
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#8. When parrots use sarcasm.
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#9. That’s what you get for naming him Gandalf — a bird who’s much smarter than he looks.
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#10. They can do more than mimic humans…
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#11. They should have kept him in the interest of staff morale.
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Willie, a parrot, alerted…
Willie, a parrot, alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when the toddler she was babysitting began to choke. Megan was in the bathroom, the parrot began screaming “mama, baby” while flapping its wings as the child turned blue. Megan rushed over and performed the Heimlich, saving the girls life.
There are an estimated 550 wild parrots…
There are an estimated 550 wild parrots living in NYC that were accidentally released from a shipment at JFK airport in the late 60s. 00
A parrot named Echo was put into witness…
A parrot named Echo was put into witness protection after testifying against its owner leading to their arrest.
After Nigel the English-speaking African grey parrot…
After Nigel the English-speaking African grey parrot vanished from his owner’s California home for four years, making a return fairly unlikely, amazingly he not only returned but could now speak Spanish.