They do this in place of the specialized familial flock calls they would have in the wild. African Grey Parrots kept in large groups in captivity form their own “language” of calls.
When staff at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park noticed an outbreak of swearing among five of their African grey parrots in ... by welfare concerns: “Parrots are flock creatures. They need to be ...
They copy human sounds to fit in with their human flock. But parrots are also really smart. African Grey parrots like Einstein are as smart as a 5-year-old human! With training, some parrots can ...