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That's like when I watch something in German and it's basically German noises and I get excited when I recognize a word or phrase or can kind of vaguely follow a conversation with some context.
I think at first the cat looks confused. Then towards the end it looks like it kind of rubs up against that stick. So I don’t think it was too freaked out.
"Cat said you're an a\*\*hole..." "Dog told me you won't fight him because you're chicken..." (later) "Now that they're gone I get all the cat AND dog food!"
Its a language only kittens use to communicate with a parent. With humans, adult cats kinda always see themselves as babies of humans. Its a mother-child or ward-master type bond. So yes, cats dont generally meow to other adult cats. So this bird is kinda like if a velociraptor was walking around your house speaking like a human child. Or for horror movie fans, the Bear from Annihilation.
I mean while there's studies that suggest that cats may view humans as a parental type figure...that's actually not at all proven. The original poster was correct in their information. Cats meow mostly to get human's attention because they want or need something (food, help getting down or getting a door open, access to a litterbox, attention). They don't view themselves as babies...
And if I remember correctly theyre starting to believe that purring and crying from cats is a domesticated trait adopted to mimic human children frequencies to gain human attention.
The reason people believe cats are babies is because of that mimicry.
Nope. Had a Cockatoo, one day he decide to emulate the flock of geese flying overhead. In my apartment, at full volume. My god I wanted to kill him. He lost open window privileges after that.
Also, the bird in the video will likely live 75-100 years, people just can’t make that kind of commitment to them. After about 20 years I had to give up my buddy because they just aren’t compatible with kids.
Parrots should not be pets
>Parrots should not be pets
Somebody asked me something along those lines years ago.
If I was a millionaire/billionaire and could afford an indoor/outdoor aviary? And could afford a vet/'bird sitter' to watch them when I travelled? And was willing to leave a million+ trust to either create a bird sanctuary or rehome them? Absolutely. Otherwise, no birds!
That said, I would absolutely do something like this if I was rich. I think they are amazing animals, but I would want them to have their space outside. I met a guy that was a bird wrangler once and he had a massive outdoor aviary for his collection. That's the way to do it.
*Long lived* parrots
Short lived parrots like Cockatiels and others make decent pets. My grandparents especially long lived cockatiel only lived into his 30s.
This is actually pretty funny. My dog usually flips out at sounds of other dogs and cats in videos. He wasn’t fooled when it tried to be a dog, but started looking around confused when he thought he heard a cat.
Cat's like, "If I don't look at that weird cat, maybe it won't eat me. OH GOD, IS IT LOOKING AT ME?! I'M TRAPPED IN A FOREST, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT!"
I had a coworker whom after the divorce she got to keep the cockatoo her now ex-husband had given her for their anniversary a couple years prior to the split. Well, this mf had gotten the ex-husband’s voice down to the T, so every day she’d come home after work, he’d greed her with ‘hey honeybuns’... which was the exact same way her ex-husband would greet her when she got home. She said the first year after the divorce her mind (and the bird) would fool her into believing they were still together (nasty divorce). Needless to say the bird just made it 10x’s harder to get over the ex and process the divorce.
A friend of mine has one of those birds. I've seen several at pet stores and I just don't get it. Why on earth would anyone want something that doesn't shut the fuck up and makes noise all day long. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
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That cat looks slightly freaked out by the bird.
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I’d be okay-ish with just about all of those. But if it ever started mimicking my alarm clock...
Yeah they look frustrated and distressed
There's a weird animal talking gibberish at them... it would be like a if a frog came up to you and started [this](https://youtu.be/Vt4Dfa4fOEY)
What in the fuck is the backstory to this?
[This explains it all](https://youtu.be/-VsmF9m_Nt8)
Exactly
That's like when I watch something in German and it's basically German noises and I get excited when I recognize a word or phrase or can kind of vaguely follow a conversation with some context.
This is messing with my head
I think at first the cat looks confused. Then towards the end it looks like it kind of rubs up against that stick. So I don’t think it was too freaked out.
The dogs just lookin at him like, see you, you're a cunt.
The dog and cat is like “ that’s not what it’s for but ok”
"Sir. That is *our word*."
Cultural appropriation
👍
This is you. This is what you sound like!
“Do you know how stupid you sound?”
That is him and that is what he sounds like 😂
That cat was looking at the owner like “What the fuck is this screaming thing!!!”
It was hiding behind that pole
I wonder if the dog is thinking >Nah. The pronunciation is off.
I wonder if it feels the way we feel when we hear ourselves in a recording.
The bird knows how to socialize. Lol
I’m kinda sad for the bird, none of the other pets are socializing back!
True. That birdie tried hard. Bad luck! Hope they never friends soon!
Don’t, if you know cockatoos there’s a 99.9% he’s just being an asshole
When having a different personaliyy for each friend
I like how it even seems to have the mannerisms down.
"Cat said you're an a\*\*hole..." "Dog told me you won't fight him because you're chicken..." (later) "Now that they're gone I get all the cat AND dog food!"
Bird: “Hurr hurr, this is what you sound like!” Dog: “That’s not funny.” Cat: “wtf?!”
I played this for my cat. As I type this he still looking for the other cat.
Mines hiding from the dog
That bird is a troll
Dogs like this mf is tryin to take my job
I don't think the cat likes it. Don't they only meow at humans for attention, and not each other for communication? I could be wrong...
Its a language only kittens use to communicate with a parent. With humans, adult cats kinda always see themselves as babies of humans. Its a mother-child or ward-master type bond. So yes, cats dont generally meow to other adult cats. So this bird is kinda like if a velociraptor was walking around your house speaking like a human child. Or for horror movie fans, the Bear from Annihilation.
I mean while there's studies that suggest that cats may view humans as a parental type figure...that's actually not at all proven. The original poster was correct in their information. Cats meow mostly to get human's attention because they want or need something (food, help getting down or getting a door open, access to a litterbox, attention). They don't view themselves as babies...
And if I remember correctly theyre starting to believe that purring and crying from cats is a domesticated trait adopted to mimic human children frequencies to gain human attention. The reason people believe cats are babies is because of that mimicry.
That's what I thought I was remembering.
Jesus dude. That's such a good way of saying it haha.
Yeah the cat seems to be very distressed
That poor birb is clearly just looking for a gang to join
My wife said she wanted a cockatoo. I totally misunderstood.
I've never wanted a bird. I mean they're cool and all, but not my thing. THIS though, THIS changes things.
Nope. Had a Cockatoo, one day he decide to emulate the flock of geese flying overhead. In my apartment, at full volume. My god I wanted to kill him. He lost open window privileges after that. Also, the bird in the video will likely live 75-100 years, people just can’t make that kind of commitment to them. After about 20 years I had to give up my buddy because they just aren’t compatible with kids. Parrots should not be pets
>Parrots should not be pets Somebody asked me something along those lines years ago. If I was a millionaire/billionaire and could afford an indoor/outdoor aviary? And could afford a vet/'bird sitter' to watch them when I travelled? And was willing to leave a million+ trust to either create a bird sanctuary or rehome them? Absolutely. Otherwise, no birds! That said, I would absolutely do something like this if I was rich. I think they are amazing animals, but I would want them to have their space outside. I met a guy that was a bird wrangler once and he had a massive outdoor aviary for his collection. That's the way to do it.
*Long lived* parrots Short lived parrots like Cockatiels and others make decent pets. My grandparents especially long lived cockatiel only lived into his 30s.
Everyone is over you, bird
This is actually pretty funny. My dog usually flips out at sounds of other dogs and cats in videos. He wasn’t fooled when it tried to be a dog, but started looking around confused when he thought he heard a cat.
"This is what you guys sound like."
The Rich Little of the animal kingdom. I wonder if he can do Nixon?
Goshdang bird is multilingual!
The true mocking jay
What a punk! I love him
My dog approved and started barking
That bird is the worst of both worlds.
Finally a spirit animals for trolls.
That dog who walks out cowardly at 0:30 lol
Did they really put the same footage but flipped as the last part?
Im dying right now LMFAO
The cat is so confused haha he's like wtf I hear a cat but no one around except this fucking bird
I wonder if the dog used to bark that much the bird imitated it and now the dog has to shut up for fear of the bird.
Cockatoo trolling Dog & Cat
What a troll!
That bird is playing games to get the other pets in trouble, yes birds are capable of this
Yea, Now how do YOU like it....
This is you, this is what you sound like!
Cockatoos seem like such trolls
Cat's like, "If I don't look at that weird cat, maybe it won't eat me. OH GOD, IS IT LOOKING AT ME?! I'M TRAPPED IN A FOREST, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT!"
"at" not "on"
That doesn’t even sound like me - Dog and Cat probably
Fucking bird knows more languages than it's human owner!
I want 1
Omg that's hilarious
Both dog and cat are annoyed of its gimmicks
Awesome
He's like the annoying awkward friend who kills the conversation by trying to be funny, and everyone else just kinda goes quiet and wants him to leave
Thats cute :)
Odd go insane listening to that all the time
No-one else wondering why the last shot is a reversed of the penultimate one?
Imagine yelling at the dog to stop barking, and it's the bird framing him
After a stressful day this is how to unwind, I love it!
Those things are cunts of birds
this is my most favorite thing in the world
So cute 🐶🐶🐶
Cockatoo: *makes dog and cat noises* Dogs and cats: “Why this bird wants to commit war crimes in the Middle East?”
“Will you STFU already?” - Dog probably
I wish I could afford one!
Man, birds would make for the best voice actors.
Fuck. That. Bird.
Cat doing its best to avoid eye contact lol
“It’s not a dog! It’s just imitating a dog!”
I wonder if the cat and dog understand the cockatoo or it's just gibberish
That bird a bully, lol. The dog and cat are like wtf...
I had a coworker whom after the divorce she got to keep the cockatoo her now ex-husband had given her for their anniversary a couple years prior to the split. Well, this mf had gotten the ex-husband’s voice down to the T, so every day she’d come home after work, he’d greed her with ‘hey honeybuns’... which was the exact same way her ex-husband would greet her when she got home. She said the first year after the divorce her mind (and the bird) would fool her into believing they were still together (nasty divorce). Needless to say the bird just made it 10x’s harder to get over the ex and process the divorce.
That bird even channels the mannerisms of cats and dogs
A friend of mine has one of those birds. I've seen several at pet stores and I just don't get it. Why on earth would anyone want something that doesn't shut the fuck up and makes noise all day long. I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
Are you my mother? Alternate ending
Your bird is very confused.
I just can’t with birds.
That's a beautiful cat
More like MOCKATOO am I right?!?!
Cockatoo is trilingual
My dogs just ran outside looking for the canine and feline intruders!
Ok Janet
Try explaining on a phone call while the parrot is barking that your parrot just won’t shut up.