Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words.
In order to live happily and healthily with parakeets or parrots, you should understand the science of animal behavior for domesticated birds, and consider the emotional effect of losing them eventually.
Parrots often imitate human speech.
Jack keeps a cat and a parrot at home.
Let's get what we need to keep a parrot.
Parrots are the only animal that can imitate human speech.
Irene Pepperberg holds a round tray in front of a parrot she has named Alex.
Parrots imitate human speech.
She keeps a parrot as a pet.
A parrot can mimic a person's voice.
A parrot can imitate human speech.
But Pepperberg says working with the parrot has already changed the way of looking at animals.