Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From friendly talking parrot breeds to intelligent parrots that speak, each bird has its own unique personality, vocal talent and ...

Parrots can talk because they are exceptional vocal learners. Instead of being born knowing every sound, they listen, copy, ...

Parrots can talk because they are exceptional vocal learners. Instead of being born knowing every sound, they listen, copy, ...

There are so many reasons to welcome a pet parrot into your life, but teaching your bird to talk is up there. Of course, teaching a different species to speak is no easy feat, but many birds are up ...

CHANG: That is Yoko, a cockatoo that recently participated in a research survey looking at the phenomenon of vocal mimicry in parrots - what we often refer to when we say that parrots are, quote, ...

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 ...

Parrots in the wild are social, and as pets, they can seem lonely at times. Now, some researchers might have found a solution. In a paper, researchers describe teaching 18 pet parrots to ring a bell.

A very interesting study was just published that finds many parrots use words in appropriate contexts. This study, based on an analysis of almost 900 companion parrots as reported by a flock of ...

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 ...

There aren't many pets that can literally talk back to you—well, at least not in a language you'd understand. However, parrots are a clear exception. These intelligent talking birds are among some of ...