Why Do Parrots Parrot? Do They Know What They're Saying?

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+8 1. Ash-BG commented 10 years ago

Okey, now that was interesting/informative.Parrots are just awesome <3
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+3 2. Austin commented 10 years ago

hand head slap. calling these vocalizations and sound patterns language is so misinformed and misleading. Parrots are awesome and clever critters and they have distinctive calls, squawks etc but no one, even Pepperberg would call what Alex produced 'language'.
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+10 3. loadrunner commented 10 years ago

Some people also talk 'parrot', and don't know what they are actually saying :D
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-2 4. jackDjohnson commented 10 years ago

If there Clever enuf to pick up how to say words then why not the ability to understand the emotion involved with saying each word... I think there smarter than we think they are !!
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0 5. OneBadApple commented 10 years ago

I think they should be made to serve in the military...
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0 6. buckleg08 commented 1 year ago

bird brain?:P
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0 7. Judge-Jake commented 1 year ago

Polish it behind the door.8-)