Salka Posted January 15, 2009 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cJOZp2ZftCw http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N7IZmRnAo6s Seriously cool guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted January 15, 2009 Hahahaha, fantastic. I wonder what makes birds dance. Maybe they're horny or furious or terrified or something. I guess they sing, so they have brain structures dedicated to music in some sense. That stuff's associated with mating, so I'm going to go ahead and assume Snowball had the cockatoo equivalent of a raging hard-on the whole time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 15, 2009 Yeah well I bet that bird would do that dance constantly even without music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted January 15, 2009 He's doing it to the beat of the song! Not 100% of the time, but some of the time it's way, way too accurate to be random. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted January 15, 2009 Far more entertaining that the Backstreet Boys themselves ever were. Bird's got soul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted January 15, 2009 It hink JamesM might be close. Parrots are very good with music, and their mating displays often use rhythmic movement (and use of the crest in parakeets). Interestingly the music and language recognition centres of the brain overlap, and might in fact be the same area. A small number of Grey Parrots have shown greater vocabulary and abstract use of language than chimpanzees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted January 15, 2009 I saw a programme about a grey parrot with roughly the intellect of a two-year-old. I was pretty impressed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted January 15, 2009 http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/einstein_the_parrot_talks_and_squawks.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted January 15, 2009 Parrots are amazing http://www.greywings.com/einstein_video.html I think it was this one I once read about who was being dropped off at the vets, and as it's owner was leaving cried "Mommy don't leave Alex!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted January 15, 2009 You were just PARROTING me Nachimir, amirite??! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted January 15, 2009 You were just PARROTING me Nachimir, amirite??! D'oh, you must have posted just after I opened the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cigol Posted January 15, 2009 Hm, Einstein may not have the moves of the first bird, but he makes up for it in wit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted January 15, 2009 I promise to never eat another parrot again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
