Five Facts about African Grey Parrot
1. The African Gray parrot is a monogamous bird, nesting solitarily in a
tree with a hole for her eggs.
2. The Grey Parrot's main defence mechanism is fluffing up its feathers to
look larger (and biting!).
3. The grey parrots is considered to be one of the most accomplished mimics.
Parrots, when raised by humans, show an amazing ability to mimic people and
noisy objects, but in the wild they have never been observed mimicking.
4. One of the most famous African greys is Alex. Dr. Irene Pepperberg has
studied animal behaviour and animal-human communications since 1977. She
currently works with 3 grey parrots. Alex - the oldest - can count, identify
objects, shapes, colours, and materials, knows the concepts of same and
different, and even tells the lab assistants what to do in order to modify
his environment!
5. Because large parrots live so long, and may outlive their owners, it is
often necessary for owners to put the birds in their wills.
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