Re: Talking parrots

From: Malcolm (malcolm_at_55bank.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 03:17:59 +0000 (UTC)

"Red Dragon" <tskhoon@streamyx.com> wrote
>
> I was wondering if parrots could be the most intelligent of all the birds
> since it could imitate human speech.
>
Probably parrots are the most intelligent of all birds. However it is very
difficult to define what it means to be "intelligent".
>
> Can parrots be taught to make simple dialogue like "What do your want to
> eat today?" Can the parrot truthfully expresses its wish, like replying
back
> saying " peanuts, bananas, grapes etc etc? " Does anyone know how much
> work has been done in this field?
>
Read up on Alex the African grey parrot. Alex identifies objects, counts to
five or six and answers correctly to the question "how many?" and, most
impressively, terminates his training sessions with a demand to go back to
his cage.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Alex%20(parrot)

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