Outside the breeding season many parrots live in dynamic social systems in which individuals travel and forage. These flocks are characterized by frequent changes in composition and their dynamic ...

Whether living with pirates or in the wild, parrots have exceptional abilities to mimic the sounds they hear. One species, the orange-fronted conure, may have evolved this ability in order to ...

As humans, we can start a conversation with someone else and be pretty confident they will know we’re talking to them. This is one of those things that’s so basic we forget to even take it for granted ...

Parrots in Costa Rica mimic each other’s distinct calls to communicate, study finds. PARROTS IN CAPTIVITY ARE known masters of mimicry, but new research suggests some species of parrot use ...

Researchers have now found that parrots posses this unique ability to mimic so that they could 'begin a conversation' with a specific individual by mimicking their call. Parrots have the exceptional ...

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Parrots have exceptional ability to mimic sounds they hear, irrespective of whether they are domesticated or in the wild. Researchers have now found that parrots posses this unique ability to mimic so ...

During flock encounters, a single vocal interaction seems to be sufficient for making the decision of whether to recruit an individual or flock. Parrots are known for their splendid ability to imitate ...

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/%E2%80%98Scientists-decode-why-parrots-imitate-people%E2%80%99/article20531214.ece Copy Parrots have exceptional ...