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How they change their tune...

Postby Pajarita » Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:12 am

I wonder if parrots use the same mechanism for learning new words... Mami, an amazon hen thought to be maybe 50 years old, is now saying "I love you", "Hello" and "You OK?" which she never said before.

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Re: How they change their tune...

Postby Wolf » Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:37 pm

If not then there would still be something of a similar nature, I would think.
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