This Is Einstein.

[icyfroth]

What a clever girl.

[twyngwyn]

Just beautiful!

[icyfroth]

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@twyngwyn wrote:
Just beautiful!

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She must be a regular performer at the zoo, gwyn. I wonder how long it took to train her?

[chuk_77]

African greys have the cognitive ability akin to a 2 year old on average, it takes decades to train to that level and requires almost 24/7 care and training.

They take words beyond mimicking and can put the words in context.

I would love t have one, but its way to much training for me. They are easily bored and get destructive if they get bored

[icyfroth]

do any of your birds talk, chuk?

[chuk_77]

yep they both do, the budgie picks up everything we teach the ringneck and the ringneck says his name, hello, and good boy so far

the budgie has quite a good vocabulary but wont say his name

[icyfroth]

I went to someone's place once, doorknocking, can't remember what for, and their little ringneck in a cage on the verandah said "hello *rsehole"