Parrot videos abound. We've all dreamed of our splendid arrivals on the Silver Screen, but most of us will never be that lucky. Parrots, on the other hand, are natural hams, and by now You Tube is inundated with their spectacular talent. All you need these days to achieve that fame (or notoriety) is a web cam and a willing candidate. Pet parrots are among the most popular there are out there. If you aren't interested in the huge responsibility it takes to own a parrot, you can still get in on the fun. Just punch in "parrot" on YouTube, and up will flash videos for just about anything a parrot can do! Mating, even. Chattering in human language, dancing, cursing, even singing in foreign languages. You're bound to find a parrot doing anything!
If you'd like to see the brainiest of the birds, type in Einstein the parrot. You will find him in many videos with his trainer Stephanie showing off his abilities. He could do more than just talk. He could associate words with objects, identify colors, do simple calculations, make simple sentences, and even answer simple questions. Experts don't all agree on whether or not Einstein "understood" what he was doing. Some think his behaviors were due to subtle cues from his trainers, but whether it's real or not, no one can argue its entertainment value!
Another famous (but also deceased) bird you can find on videos is Alex, another African Grey. His trainer was Irene Pepperberg, and she is completely convinced that all this is real, that it emanates from the birds' intelligence. Her assertions have not gone unchallenged, however, and the biggest piece of criticism is that Alex was the only bird she used in her research. After Alex died Pepperberg has taken up a new research subject, named Griffin, who you can also see on videos. Together they work to duplicate her research with Alex, thereby achieving stronger evidence for the birds' natural intelligence. Using a method called Model-Rival Technique, this time she is focusing less on imitation and more on recognition of things such as colors, materials, and objects. Her work is so exciting because of its implications for our understanding of all the animal kingdom, not just bird, which aren't even mammals!
If you'd like to get in on the fun, you could purchase your own parrot, but do realize before you undertake this costly venture that you will be investing much more than just money. Parrots, even untrained ones, require boundless energy and lots of time, just to stay healthy. You don't have to own one to enjoy parrot videos.
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