When a parrot begins using your words, your laugh or even your cough, it is not randomly selecting noises. It is learning the ...

A large-scale PLOS ONE study has found that many companion parrots use specific, human-taught names for people and animals in their lives, often in contextually appropriate ways. The findings, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Parrots communicate their needs to humans in clear and meaningful ways, but it is important to remember that each bird is an ...

Scientists explain that parrots and some other birds mimic human speech as a way to connect socially, not just as a trick. This rare ability is linked to their strong social bonds in the wild, where ...

An international team of scientists studied 261 bird species across 69 families. They wanted to understand what comes first: ...

There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly any studies have shown that animals are also capable of intransitive ...

Parrots are highly intelligent animals that love to share their knowledge with the world. Your pet parrot may talk, sing, dance or comment on its surroundings when the mood strikess—yet many pet ...