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For Chacha

Cloud9Gal

Cloud9Gal

~Fury of the Winds~
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You sure you want a parrot! This little fella is very articulate, not to mention highly intelligent. Cute as a button he is!<o:p></o:p>
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I might have to make some parrothead soup if I had that bird! :icon_lol:

I prefer this one:

[YOUTUBE]xNa4MG2dBKo[/YOUTUBE]
 
The video made me curious, so I asked Wikipedia about parrots. What I found was deeply fascinating.

Alex understood the turn-taking of communication and often the syntax used in language. He called an apple a "banerry," which Pepperberg thought to be a combination of "banana" and "cherry," two fruits he was more familiar with.<sup id="cite_ref-wise107_13-1" class="reference">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)#cite_note-wise107-13</sup><sup> </sup>Alex could even add, to a limited extent, correctly giving the number of like objects on a tray. Pepperberg said that if he couldn't count, the data could be interpreted as him being able to quickly and accurately estimate the number of something, better than humans can.[...]
This suggests that parrots, like children, get bored. Sometimes, Alex purposely answered the questions wrong, despite knowing the correct answer.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)

According to news reports and websites,<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N'kisi#cite_note-0</sup>as of January 2004, N'kisi had a vocabulary of about 950 words and used them in context, frequently in complete sentences, has approximated verb forms to maintain the correct tense (such as saying flied when not knowing the past tense of fly), and does not depend on learned phrases to communicate his thoughts. According to these sources, N'kisi is capable of understanding photographic images, and is able to name objects (within his vocabulary) appearing in a photo. He is also said to be capable of inventing new terms for things he does not know words for. One anecdote recounted by the chimpanzee scientist Jane Goodall says that, upon meeting her in person after seeing a photo of her, N'Kisi asked, "Got a chimp?" It is claimed he demonstrates what appears to be a sense of humor.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N'kisi


Dear evolution, I want a talking cat. Thank you.
 
There was a program recently on PBS's NOVA series that dealt with animals communication.

It turns out that birds are the only species other than the nhuman species that have a portion of their brain specifically evolved for communication with each other. So birds really do speak to each other.

Not only parrots can mock other vocals and noises, we all know myna birds, cockatils, and parakettes can also mock. But did you know ravens and crows and even jays can also to an extinct.

When I was 11-years old, I found a baby crow on the ground and brought it home and made a pet of it. Smut lived with us for 11 years. he could laugh and cough so much like a human, you'd think one was present. he was a thief though, anything bright and shiny had better be put somewhere safe or it would wind up in his stash behind the fridge. He was a good old bird, only bird I ever had as a pet.

Caz
 
Goodness,

Who teaches this bird to curse?

Now Hannah asked me what is as@#$%, mommy?

Ok, here is my answer (we looked in the dictionary)

-noun
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, related to the horse.
a stupid, foolish or stubborn person


-noun vulgar

the buttocks
the rectum

whew! that wasn't easy!

Thanks for the clips, I will make sure the parrot I get for her doesn't speak foul language or he will be dinner... (aw that's too much, humane society may get me!)
 
LOLOLOL....

That was hilarious.. I cant believe he knew to talk the sentences he did 'when' he did.. It goes to show you what its like if animals 'could' speak, (and do... ).

lolol... That was great. Good find, Cloud9Gal



ChaCha... Are you really sure about this???????

:kilroy:


When Alex was into his feisty moods, wound up, going off like a cannon, right in the middle of Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, I would have to wheel his cage (with him in it) out into the back yard or into a back bedroom..

They can be VERY loud.. .




Bill
 
Chacha said:
Goodness,

Who teaches this bird to curse?

Now Hannah asked me what is as@#$%, mommy?

Ok, here is my answer (we looked in the dictionary)

-noun
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, related to the horse.
a stupid, foolish or stubborn person


-noun vulgar

the buttocks
the rectum

whew! that wasn't easy!

Thanks for the clips, I will make sure the parrot I get for her doesn't speak foul language or he will be dinner... (aw that's too much, humane society may get me!)
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You can start off with a young bird with a clean mouth. You can spend a day or two teaching it to say something cute. But if it hears a bad word one time he will have it down pat the first time he hears it. The upside is they will stop with the bad word if they don't hear it for a couple months. Mine learned "son of a bi_ch" from Jack Bauer (24). He stopped saying it in July but I assume he will start again next month unless Jack has cleaned up his act.
 
Lionheart said:
LOLOLOL....




ChaCha... Are you really sure about this???????

:kilroy:


When Alex was into his feisty moods, wound up, going off like a cannon, right in the middle of Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, I would have to wheel his cage (with him in it) out into the back yard or into a back bedroom..

They can be VERY loud.. .




Bill
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Hannah requested the whole Noah's Ark on her Christmas list, I don't have funds for the whole crew, so I am getting an African Gray for her.... she doesn't know yet, but I have ordered a cage and a skirt and other paraphernalia for the bird.... :bump:

I pray we get the good one.... :engel016:


Thanks Terry,

That is a good suggestion, I need to get a clean mouthed one, :pop4:
 
That was great...I have always wanted a bird like that...

Be careful Chacha..they can live a very long time, and take tons of dedication and care....For many, many years to come ...

Without proper human care, and keeping them content and exercised , they can develop many strange bad habits that can be destructive to the..Like pulling out all their feathers and such..

Other than that, I think they can be great fun and companionship for you too...
 
harleyman said:
That was great...I have always wanted a bird like that...

Be careful Chacha..they can live a very long time, and take tons of dedication and care....For many, many years to come ...

Without proper human care, and keeping them content and exercised , they can develop many strange bad habits that can be destructive to the..Like pulling out all their feathers and such..

Other than that, I think they can be great fun and companionship for you too...
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50 - 60 years.

This is a life time commitment for you and Hannahhhhh.

Personally when I take in pets I never get rid of them until they die. They become a part of the family.

It is likely that this bird will out live you.
 
We've had a pet blue jay that my wife rescued from a cat when he was a baby and we named him Jay D. Byrd or just Jay. He lost a lot of muscle in his left wing from the attack and can't fly more than about 15 feet and then only in a left hand turn because of his messed up wing.

He's very smart and mimics all kinds of things. And like Cazzie's crow, he's a bling thief from the word go.
 
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