Screenshots from @parrot_mimzo's video of a parrot reacting a to a cake that looks like the bird A parrot's squawking reaction to watching a realistic macaw cake get cut is captivating social media ...

A team of researchers has analyzed the behavior of parrots that engaged in numerous video calls with other parrots. The team published the new paper in the scientific journal Proceedings of the 2023 ...

Parrots are innately social creatures. In captivity, where they typically don’t have a flock to interact with, that can present some real challenges for keeping them happy and healthy. But recent ...

Polly want a video chat! Researchers at Northeastern University, in collaboration with scientists from MIT and the University of Glasgow, taught a group of parrots across a range of species how to ...

In 2022, researchers led a study to teach 15 pet parrots, with the help of their caretakers, to video-call each other in an effort to enrich their lives and improve their socialization. Professor ...

When humans are feeling lonely, we can call or video chat with friends and family who live far away. But, scientists asked, what about pet parrots? New research suggests that these chatty creatures ...

A new study has found that pet parrots that make video calls to other parrots show signs of feeling less isolated Ellie, an 11-year-old Goffin's cockatoo, learns to make a video phone call to a ...

Viral Parrot Fame Fuels a Dark Trade, Pushing Wild Birds Toward Extinction (Image: Canva) Viral social media videos have turned intelligent parrots into coveted pets, fuelling a vast illegal trade ...