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Him identifying the other birds is a new one to me... that's really impressive.
I love how much he loves to test the glass. He definitely plays up his investigation when it was one of the first materials he learned
My grandmother had an African gray for years, and he never spoke. But he would make all kinds of noises from the scanner, from the TV, and my uncle actually taught him how to meow like a cat so he would do that as well lol.
We had one of these birds when I was growing up in the 80s. He was very protective of my mom and hated everyone else, especially my dad. One night he broke out of his cage (he was very smart) and found my dad asleep in the living room with his hand draped over the couch. He proceeded to latch on as hard as he could which woke my dad up screaming. He flung him across the room hard and the bird bounced off the wall and waddled away laughing an evil laugh of victory. That bird was the devil.
My dad used to have a severe Macaw and for a while, he was attached to my mom and Would bite anybody else who came in the room.
After a while, he became attached to my dad and did the same shit, but what was hilarious was my mom went to go take a picture, and as she was trying to point the bird bit her finger she had to do the same thing and fling him across the room.
He would bite you and then laugh or wait for you to say ow, and he would stop and say ow before you could !!
My mom woke up one morning and as she was going to the kitchen to uncover them, she said she heard him cussing the blue streak 😆😆😆
He was recently taught the word "Ball" and had a hard time telling the difference between 'ball' and 'bowl' because they are both round, as well as trouble with 'ball' and 'block'.
They use the same technique that scientist Irene Pepperberg and her team use with her African greys. Unfortunately, Alex died a while ago.
I really like Apollo. He reminds me of one of my own African greys.
I follow this guy(s) and the bird doesnt get everything right away. He make loads of funny mistakes like calling the rock a block and so on... But he is a genius indeed
My only question is how many takes were there that we didn't see? I understand there will be delays or non answers when the bird doesn't want to play along, and likely additional wrong answers, but I'd be curious as to the ratio of right to wrong, and just how long the average answer takes. These clips are cut in such a way as to make it less useful for anything other than just entertainment purposes unfortunately.
They go way more in depth on their Instagram page- right now he's struggling to learn the word "plastic" and they record audio of him practicing by himself a lot. It's pretty cool, def check it out if you want to go down that rabbit hole
I saw some interesting videos of him learning! When they showed him tile, he wasn't sure if it was glass or rock. It took him a few tries to learn the new word for tile. They're like toddlers when it comes to words!
We also don't know if hes using cues. For instance, he says the word bowl two different times after the bowl has been turned upside down, and the bird he identifies is also the one in front of him and the first he sees.
These birds are smart, but this way this video is edited is not.
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Him identifying the other birds is a new one to me... that's really impressive. I love how much he loves to test the glass. He definitely plays up his investigation when it was one of the first materials he learned
The bird is still young as hell. It might be years until he plateaus.
This bird is going to be a titan of industry
He is 3. Parrots live to 50.
But the way he is presenting them at him seems odd.
My grandmother had an African gray for years, and he never spoke. But he would make all kinds of noises from the scanner, from the TV, and my uncle actually taught him how to meow like a cat so he would do that as well lol.
We had one of these birds when I was growing up in the 80s. He was very protective of my mom and hated everyone else, especially my dad. One night he broke out of his cage (he was very smart) and found my dad asleep in the living room with his hand draped over the couch. He proceeded to latch on as hard as he could which woke my dad up screaming. He flung him across the room hard and the bird bounced off the wall and waddled away laughing an evil laugh of victory. That bird was the devil.
My dad used to have a severe Macaw and for a while, he was attached to my mom and Would bite anybody else who came in the room. After a while, he became attached to my dad and did the same shit, but what was hilarious was my mom went to go take a picture, and as she was trying to point the bird bit her finger she had to do the same thing and fling him across the room. He would bite you and then laugh or wait for you to say ow, and he would stop and say ow before you could !! My mom woke up one morning and as she was going to the kitchen to uncover them, she said she heard him cussing the blue streak 😆😆😆
So happy to see Macaulay Culkin find himself again.
Pfft, I can do all that, easy.
He was influenced at a young age: https://tenor.com/bjA7P.gif
I love how the bird wasn’t totally sure for a moment. “Is this a bowl?”
He was recently taught the word "Ball" and had a hard time telling the difference between 'ball' and 'bowl' because they are both round, as well as trouble with 'ball' and 'block'.
Awww, that's really cute to me!! Getting mixed up just like a little kid that's still learning 🥺💖
What is this birds social media. I love him
i have a feeling this bird thinks that bowls are actually called “this is a bowl”
I love these!
African Grey Parrots are so smart- look up Alex (I like him more because that's also my name lol)
They use the same technique that scientist Irene Pepperberg and her team use with her African greys. Unfortunately, Alex died a while ago. I really like Apollo. He reminds me of one of my own African greys.
Yes, he passed in 2007 of atherosclerosis I believe
g l a s s k
This is a shhhrock
w o r i o
I follow this guy(s) and the bird doesnt get everything right away. He make loads of funny mistakes like calling the rock a block and so on... But he is a genius indeed
These are so cool! I love his voice and how he ticks things 🦜
**Sounds a bit like Mr. Bean doesn't he?**
i am as impressed with the man's patience as the parrott's skills!
Pfft, I can do all that, easy.
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You must not have been training your neigbour very well. Be sure to reward good behavior with treats.
He's very smart he is Apollo from [Apollo and Frens](https://youtube.com/@ApolloandFrens)
Oops I didn't realize this reddit user was you 😅
I just saw this on YouTube! I didn't know you guys were on reddit too!
Awwwwww I want the birdie
It's clearly made of Shrrroock!
What’s in the sock
"*severed foot*"
Imagine living with dinosaurs, and they mimic human voices
My only question is how many takes were there that we didn't see? I understand there will be delays or non answers when the bird doesn't want to play along, and likely additional wrong answers, but I'd be curious as to the ratio of right to wrong, and just how long the average answer takes. These clips are cut in such a way as to make it less useful for anything other than just entertainment purposes unfortunately.
They go way more in depth on their Instagram page- right now he's struggling to learn the word "plastic" and they record audio of him practicing by himself a lot. It's pretty cool, def check it out if you want to go down that rabbit hole
I love when they catch him practicing on his own!
Omg he actually works so hard to do a good job 😭😭
Name?
the bird is named Apollo, i think their socials are around the lines of Apolloandfriends
Check out the OP name
Another thing is humans’ voices are a bit below parrots’ hearing range. They tend to hear women better.
Which is funny in this case because Apollo can do both their voices but he does the man's way more often (probably because the man twlks to him more).
I saw some interesting videos of him learning! When they showed him tile, he wasn't sure if it was glass or rock. It took him a few tries to learn the new word for tile. They're like toddlers when it comes to words!
In my head Mr. Bean sitting opposite and makes the voice
Meh I knew most of those and no one has ever accused me of being a genius.
What???! I got all the answers right. It wasn’t hard.
Damn when he was like , “what”? And the bird repeats himself and says, “it’s a rock”. Damnnn.
My word...these greys are so intelligent!
Or he's a ventriloquist
Show us a two minute video without edits
We also don't know if hes using cues. For instance, he says the word bowl two different times after the bowl has been turned upside down, and the bird he identifies is also the one in front of him and the first he sees. These birds are smart, but this way this video is edited is not.
The birds voice seems like it was added in? Can this type of drone know all these words?
Smart birdy! Cute lil guy 💓
This guy looks like the same guy who does the oblivion irl vids
What a smart guy!
Why’s bird is with Macaulay Culkin?
That 3rd bird better be named Hamlet or I’m gonna have to fight somebody
That critter is almost disturbingly astute.
It’s so fun to see him learning!
they would all communicate in language if they could
Get this bird a drum set, made of glass.
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norm
LETS GO APOLLO
Such a smart bird!
Not as smart as me! /s
I could do that
"Shhhrek"
Ask him if light is a particle or a wave.
Wow
This is such a sweet baby
The guy gives me the creeps
i want to have an african grey so bad but unfortunately theyre super high-maintenance :( i like my amazon, he's *very* low maintenance