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Why Do Parrots Communicate?
As you know, birds like to dance to music. Scientist have concluded that it's because how their brains are “wired.” “Scientists have discovered how parrots talk, as they believe it's down to the wiring in their brains. And the same brain region controls movement which may explain why some parrots "dance" to music.” (Agency, The Telegraph) Scientist think that finding this out about birds brains, they might have opened up more research to the human brain. “Scientists found key structural differences in the brains of parrots that may explain the birds' unparalleled ability to imitate sounds and human speech. The findings could lend insight into the neural mechanis 021ms of human speech too.” (Agency, The Telegraph)
Only 2 creatures on earth can speak human language, Humans and Birds. Parrots are the best. The article states “Parrots are vocal learners, meaning they grasp sounds by hearing and then imitating them. Although several other bird species can discern and repeat sounds, parrots are the pros.” (Ashley Taylor, Audubon) They have a VERY developed brain to be an animal. They are very
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If they are a pet they start to pick up on the language the owner speaks. They want/need attention so they start talking so the owner will understand them. Kinda like a baby. “Because parrots are social creatures, they need a form of communication to be able to interact. But what if there’s no parrot around to talk with? Should the house parrot languish away, waiting for another parrot to share its language? Parrots are fussy creatures, but they aren’t stupid. A parrot comes to understand pretty quickly that the humans around it are its social group — its flock, so to speak. Because the humans in the home aren’t equipped to learn the parrot’s language (nor do most of them want to), the parrot begins to learn the language of its area, of its clan.” (Gina Spadafori, Birds for

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