Communication with Parots
Title: Communication with Parots
Category: /Science & Technology/Biology
Details: Words: 6599 | Pages: 24 (approximately 235 words/page)
Communication with Parots
Category: /Science & Technology/Biology
Details: Words: 6599 | Pages: 24 (approximately 235 words/page)
It's pretty good, but I turned it in late. Well written and cited.
Communication with Parrots
Parrots, and other talking birds, have fascinated mankind since Aristotle. Once
thought to be mere mimics, these affable, entertaining and often quite lovable
creatures are now known to possess remarkable intellectual abilities. Since 1977,
Dr. Irene Pepperberg's studies in Ethology (Animal Behavior) and Animal-Human
communications have provided insight into the capabilities of these animals to talk
and to understand.
Dr.
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d a language totally alien to the bird. How much more might a parrot 'know' in the wild,
in the abundant complexity of the rainforest, where its native intelligence would be abetted by native instinct, where it might
learn directly from others of its own kind?
The answer to that may be beyond the reach of current science. But thanks to Irene Pepperberg and Alex, we can begin to
appreciate the question.
Communication with Parrots
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