Freaky-Ass Parrot

A parrot in NYC speaks 950 words, shows signs of a sense of humour and has telepathy.

In an experiment, the bird and his owner were put in separate rooms and filmed as the artist opened random envelopes containing picture cards.

Analysis showed the parrot had used appropriate keywords three times more often than would be likely by chance.

This was despite the researchers discounting responses like “What ya doing on the phone?” when N’kisi saw a card of a man with a telephone, and “Can I give you a hug?” with one of a couple embracing.

Posted by etrigan at January 28, 2004 1:52 PM