According to a recent study conducted by the University of Glasgow and Northeastern University, video calls with other parrots helped reduce isolation and boredom in pet parrots. The study, which ...

Parrots of different species are popular household companions, but many, if not most, of these birds do not receive adequate care, and their well-being suffers in unexpected ways that aren't all that ...

Pet parrots given the choice to video-call each other or watch pre-recorded videos of other birds will flock to the opportunity for live chats, new research shows. The study, led by animal-computer ...

There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly any studies have shown that animals are also capable of intransitive ...

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Human speech arises courtesy of some significant neural horsepower. Different areas of the brain are involved in determining the meaning that’s desired, finding the words to express it, and then ...

The ability to learn by watching others interact had previously only been documented in humans, making macaws just the second species to demonstrate this ability (humans being the first). A captive ...

Goffin’s cockatoos, long known as adept tool users, are the first parrots found to alter their food by dipping it in water. By Emily Anthes Emily Anthes previously reported on parrots who liked to ...

African gray parrots are highly intelligent birds that can learn to closely mimic human voices. Tambako the Jaguar via Flickr under CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED A few years ago, a zoo in Britain went viral for ...

Parrots are exceptional talkers. They can learn new sounds during their entire lives, amassing an almost unlimited vocal repertoire. At the same time, parrots produce calls so they can be individually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock People often think of parrots as birds that simply repeat what they hear. But research indicates that, in ...