Parrots are not just mimicking words—they use proper names like humans to identify individuals

Like many animals, parrots make sounds that suggest they are talking with each other, maybe even calling out to a specific ...

Parrots don’t just mimic humans, they actually ‘talk’ to each other: Study

It has been very interesting how parrots can mimic human speech. Recently, however, scientists seem to have found something ...

Scientists Discover Why Parrots Dance to Music and It's More Than Just Mimicry

Scientists call this ability "entrainment," which simply means syncing your movement to an external rhythm. Humans do it all ...
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Why the Kākāpō Parrot Makes Such a Haunting, Subsonic “Boom” Sound

If you’ve ever been out in the New Zealand wilderness, you might have heard a distinctive, low-frequency tone. It sounds less like an animal than the kick on an electronic drum machine. A look through ...
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You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Logan S. James, The University of Texas at Austin; McGill University (THE CONVERSATION ...