News tagged with african grey parrots
Parrots display teamwork and decision-making skills
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study published in the journal Animal Cognition, Dr. Dalila Bovet from Paris West University Nanterre La Defense showed how African grey parrots are capable of cooperating and pe ...
May 19, 2011 |
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Talk to the animals (w/ video)
When African Grey parrots talk, do they mimic sounds or consciously understand their speech? Irene Pepperberg, a comparative psychologist at both Brandeis and Harvard universities believes African Greys actually ...
May 02, 2011 |
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Home-reared African Grey parrots vary 'speech,' nonword sounds, in a deliberate and socially relevant way
New research by scientists at the University of Georgia has shown, for the first time, that an African Grey parrot can develop a deeper understanding of the sounds—which we hear as words—than researchers ...
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Birds can dance, really
Researchers at Harvard University have found that humans aren't the only ones who can groove to a beat -- some other species can dance, too. This capability was previously believed to be specific to humans. ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Parrot understands concept akin to zero
A Brandeis University researcher in Massachusetts has shown that an African grey parrot understands a numerical concept akin to zero.
Jul 09, 2005 |
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