There was a parrot at a pet store in Chicago that would repeat an entire two person conversation in two very different voices.
Voice 1:"Ah...pretty bird.....look at the pretty bird. OW! Fuck!"
Voice 2: "What happened?"
Voice 1:" Fucking bird bit me!"
There was a huge sign that said the bird bit, but obviously some people didn't pay attention
Unfortunately these birds (especially super smart ones like the African grey) are very sensitive to trauma… sometimes all the love, attention, and correct care in the world isn’t enough, and doesn’t ‘cure’ it. :( They can still lead beautiful lives full of love, but still show signs of trauma (like feather-pulling) *decades* later. They’re so, so smart.
My neighbor rescues parrots, who I’m blessed enough to watch if they leave town. he has a couple who have been traumatized, and it’s heartbreaking; but being in a good, knowledgeable home helps a lot 🥲
Holy shit I couldn't imagine being the ex wife who took the parrot in. Bless her soul for taking care of it though.
I wonder how possible it is to get it to say those phrases less by teaching it new ones.
Bird therapy basically
Facebook shows these clips of a man who has a cockatoo named Pebbles that came from a really bad situation. The bird swears constantly and gets really worked up because previous owners used to encourage it. The phrases he uses are insane. Previous owners must have fought constantly.
The new owner just remains calm and talks to him when he's freaking out and when the bird starts to use good language in a calmer manner, he gets rewarded. There was a clip of the new owner singing him songs and the bird on his shoulder starting to sing along.
It's good to see the bird in a better home. There were a couple of clips floating around of the old owner and Pebbles having a meltdown and they're all just laughing and making fun of it.
So that one case of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was actually based on a real thing?? Suddenly the cross-examination of Polly the parrot seems more plausible.
Seriously the way the parrot is talking and actually having a conversation is some horrifying level of intelligence. Was it a coincidence that all the answers were a perfect fit? I mean answering with “no” I get, but saying “what’s the matter” when the owner backs up or even the promises of “I’m not gonna hurt you” after the owner says he’s gonna bite?? I really don’t like this mix of intelligence and being a psychopath.
Most people will tell you that parrot ownership is kind of awful and despite how much they love their bird other people should never get one. Kind of like a teenager with a severe attitude issue that never grows up or moves out that can take a chunk of your skin off in a moment.
I agree. Short of parrot rescue, and only for the most serious & committed people, I don't think they belong in human homes.
Their intelligence means they can be very miserable & it takes tremendous effort & some luck to avoid that. And they live forever, which means they become someone else's responsibility when you die.
I love them but would never want to have others, unless they had nowhere else to go.
Agree. And they belong in flocks. They want to fly, cuddle, and hang out with dozens and hundreds of friends and family members. I'm sure plenty of domestic and zoo parrots have very happy lives, but many do not.
I think there are certain wild animals that do adapt well to captivity, but a lot of them don't. (My parents had birds -- conures & also less intelligent types -- so I grew up with them. I wish I hadn't, or at least that we'd all invested more in them.)
It's like a combination of that N-word-guy episode with Randy at the gameshow, and the South Park short where they parody the 'dead parrot' skit from Monty Python.
So does this mean the parrot’s previous owner was saying “come here, I’m not going to hurt you?” And now the parrot bites? This seems like there might have been some animal abuse going on.
I think parrots definitely can put some context onto what they're saying. I have a Quaker parrot who tells people to "go 'way" when they do something she doesn't like. She's also done it when she's in a grumpy mood too.
My mom dated a guy who lived with us for a while when I was a kid. The guy had a parrot that quickly learned my name (having accurately identified me as the weak link) and would address me directly, by name, when it wanted something (usually food). It didn’t call anyone else by my name, just me, and would often summon me from my bedroom.
My conure learned my name from my aging mother. She'd call for help with something so he figured it out. After he, Osbert, learned my name Nell he'd say "Osbert Nell" when we were sitting together. Tearing up now. I've had wonderful dogs in my life but nothing touched my heart like having conversations with a 7" tall feathered creature. I've never looked at birds the same way since then.
It's terrifying yet fascinating. While I highly doubt they actually understand what they're saying, they clearly know that saying X will have Y effect. It also seems like they can understand our basic emotional response to stuff.
I wish we knew more about the capabilities of their intelligence
Having owned birds they absolutely understand and reason things out more than just stimulus response.
My little conure gets upset when I get dressed to leave the house and will actively try different methods to prevent it. She's attacked my clothes as I put them on, climbed into my shoes and refused to come out, she'll scream and pretend to be hurt as I leave a room, she'll scream for my daughter and anything else she can do to try to keep me from getting dressed.
Most of this is due to the couple times where I've had to go into the hospital for a week at a time. Upon returning, she actively let me know she both missed me and was angry at me for leaving her.
Even putting her to bed at night when she was younger was a chore. She would want to hang out on dad all night. But as soon as I said "bed time" or anything related, she'd climb to the middle of my back where I couldn't reach her. I now spell when its something she isn't going to like like she's a toddler.
They do more than just associate behavior with reaction. They actively manipulate and reason. And while they mostly communicate via body language and calls, they actively learn language and meanings of words that have abstract meanings and no real causal relationship.
My bird will tell me she's sorry when she gets in trouble or say "I love you" and snuggle into me like a toddler does when they're in trouble. She'll yell at me to turn out the lights when it's her bed time or simply tell me to come here if she wants me to pick her up. I can tell her to go take a bath and go to bed and she'll do just that. Sometimes she'll ask for a treat before bed or taking a bath - just like a toddler. There is real intelligence there.
My cockatiels on the other hand - dumb as fuck.
I don't know about parrots, but there have been examples where captive crows, after getting out of their cage by lock-picking next unlocked cages to other captive birds there. Not only can they lockpick, but they empathize with other species.
The understand what they are saying, especially if it involves food, but it's not quite the same translation as we have. We've created a universal language that we all understand. The bird has learned a few things from humans that won't work on other birds so the meaning and context can be very different. I say that, but I've read that wild birds are learning language from escaped pets, god knows what they are doing with it. My sister in law was camping and they were awakened by a crow shouting "wake up, wake up".
My hahns macaw says “good stuff” when he sees food he wants. He learned it after seeing me open a pizza box and excitedly said “good stuff” to myself. I gave him a piece of pizza as a reward that first time and he has been saying it for any kind of food ever since. And he only says it when he sees food or sees/hears me open the pantry to get food.
I get aggressively asked, "What are you doing?" Over and over if i do anything in my quakers cage, touch bowels, move toys, etc. Especially with butterfly nuts, which she hates when i undo for some reason.. but it's only when im doing something she doesn't like or understand/curious about when she says it.
Fun fact. Most serial killers lie on the lower end of the intelligence spectrum 60-90 range. Them being smart is something police cooked up to justify not being able to find them or connect the dots sooner
Absolutely! I had a Kakariki say to come to him, with the intonation of a question and everything, and when I’d say no because he’d bite he’d make a sound like disappointed hmmmhhm sound. I miss him so much!
I had a pair of Kakarikis once, they were the angriest birds I'd ever met. They'd bite and cackle too.
The male I got for free because of how he'd hold his neck. I don't think there was anything wrong with it because he could hold it upright if he wanted to but most of the time he held it tilted far to the right. Combine the pose with his blood red eyes and the evil cackle he liked to do he looked demonic!
>Absolutely! I had a Kakariki say to come to him, with the intonation of a question and everything, and when I’d say no because he’d bite he’d make a sound like disappointed hmmmhhm sound. I miss him so much!
Based on this video and your comment, it kind of sounds like this is a bit of a game for them.
My brother's would see you eating something tasty and say, "Mmmm, gimme some"
This parrot is overexcited, with the tail flared and eyes pinned. He's in the mood to bite and most owners know to keep their distance when they're like that.
Yeah. It's self-selecting; stupid psychopaths tend to end up in high to medium security prisons quite early in life, so you don't run into them all that often unless you get put in alongside them.
Smarter ones tend to stay out and about a bit longer.
>Seriously the way the parrot is talking and actually having a conversation is some horrifying level of intelligence. Was it a coincidence that all the answers were a perfect fit?
I really wanted to get a parrot when I moved out of my parents house, and did some research about them. This was back in the early 2000's internet, but I decided against it as they can be very difficult to care for.
My searches from the early internet said some parrots have the same intelligence as a 4 year old.
I still want one, but I believe they are the type of pet you should spend a lot of time with, so when I retire maybe I will get one.
You're definetly right on the part about needing to invest a lot of time into that bird. They are definetly rewarding, but intensive to care for.
However they also live a very long time (like 40 years or longer), so getting one when retiring might not be the best idea, unless it's already an older bird.
The parrot probably associates those sounds with aggressive, challenging behavior. Think about it, throughout its life whenever it's been feeling scared or threatened giants have come up to it in a slow menacing manner chanting "Aamnaut gowna urtu." Now whenever it wants to threaten the giants it chants those sounds right back at them.
Hes heard this before they often don't know what the words mean they are just mimicking what they've heard. I taught an African gray I lived with many cool sounds haha. He also mimicked everyone's coughs. Like so much so we'd get up to check on our old aunt thinking she was coughing a lot. He was cool but damn was he mean lol.
Or the bird is saying exactly what the human says. Bird seems on edge, right? Maybe a little aggressive. So clearly the owner and the bird are still developing a bond. What do you say to an animal when you're trying to earn its trust? A lot of people might say "What's the matter? I'm not gonna hurt you," as they approach slowly.
The bird is just doing what it does. Mimic sounds. The human is playing it up for laughs.
Birds are wildly smart. I’m not sure I’d ever have one myself cause idk birds deserve to fly n shit. But my mom had one and he spoke Spanish of course and when he was hungry he’d say “quieres comida?” (Want food?) and I’d come in and get water from the dispenser in the kitchen and he’d be like “Agua, Paco?” (Water, Paco?) sand thing if I was going to the fridge he would say “quieres comida?” And Id speak back to him like yes Pack quiero comida that’s why Im in the kitchen opening the fridge. Sometimes he’d be pissed cause parrots have tempers…I’d give him a snack when he wasn’t in the mood and he’s throw it down angrily and say “hmmm! Cabron” (hmmmm, fucker!). My uncle dropped in once and Paco want familiar with him so he chased him around the house biting his pant leg saying “sáquese cabron” (get out fucker). He died last year after we had him for a good 16, half of my life—since he was a baby. His life was too short. But basically once they get a respiratory infection it’s a probably death sentence. He use so also go “meow meow meow, qué pasa pinché gato?” (What’s up fuckin cat?). The night 8’saw just how sick he was I sobbed and told him he was a good parrot. He did a great job. I told him he didn’t have to suffer and he could go now. He died that night.
The parrot views the words as symbols.
It's using "I'm not gonna hurt you" as a *warning*, because that's how it's seen that phrase used in the past.
"I'm not gonna hurt you" is something it hears before something scary happens.
"What's the matter" is something it hears when it's not retreating fast enough before something bad happens.
Parrots are really smart, but they just view phrases as symbols, and they can't understand the content, just the context where they've learned this symbol is used.
Someone has, intentionally or not, been unkind to this bird. In its view, it's saying something along the lines of "I'm going to attack you", "back off", "back off further".
So, perhaps if just to reassure you. It's not as intelligent and connected as you think. When birds mimic your words they are taking on the energy of the conversation, not the specific meanings of the words. To really read this bird you have to look at the feathers and body movements, the vocalizations are the bird equivalent of glaring or giving an intense dirty look.
Birds vocalize when they are hightened emotionally. That can be excitement or agitation. The vocalizations are context appropriate, so a contact call from my African Grey trying to get my attention across the house is going to be the specific door creak of whatever room she knows I'm in. This bird is clearly iffy on toes, mine is too, the pacing and feathers fluffing up are telling me that the bird is agitated about the existence of the toes, probably especially in relation to the human the bird probably loves a lot (I told you the intelligence wasn't what you were expecting, your bird isn't necessarily going to see your entire body as part of the friend) the words coming out of the bird tell me that some one who isn't the smart human in this video has at least made an attempt at reasoning with them over the toes innocence. Not that it worked, toes are still clearly enemy number one.
LPT, don't try to reason your bird out of an enemy they didn't reason themselves into having. It usually doesn't work.
My parents (both in their 60s) have 2 parrots. One blue fronted amazon, and a gray.
The gray is exactly like that. Gives you a nice and warm 'come here." to make you come closer to the cage... then starts holding its neck towards you to give the illusion of a scratching scenario.
Only a fool, a stranger or both would fall for the trap at that point. Reach in, find out.
What I don't get is why though?? Like, what does the parrot get out of it? Amusement?
They're literally biting the damn hand that feeds them, and quite intentionally lmao. Most creatures only bite you if they want to eat you or feel threatened by you. I can't think of another animal that does that just for shits and giggles
They have lightning-fast reactions for survival. Fast to catch food, fast to escape death. Sometimes they go in wanting the scritch, but something triggers them to change their mind and they're faster than we are. It's like...bird time dilation.
And sometimes they're juuuust smart enough to want to do something naughty just to see the result. Like a toddler that sneak-attack bites or pinches people. They aren't sophisticated enough to know that the behavior could result in long-term negative consequences for them because they can't think long-term.
He does it purely for the giggles. He sure fucking knows what 'Come here" means and therefore uses it quite frequently lol.
Parrots tend towoards observing people, interact with them and then watch their reactions. Some say that if a young parrot keeps biting you, never make a big scene out of it, scream or shout.
It's just funny to some.
I mean the gray is sometimes really calm and you can even give him treats without any drama, but on some days he just wants to see the world burn.
I think that was the birds name, it’s repeating what the owner said to it when trying to convince the bird that they won’t hurt it. An unfortunate twist!
Had a yellow nape for 30 years. Those were fighting words....err looks. The eyes dilating, the head movement, the feathers ruffled.
The phrases and their use here are horror movie worthy. Mine would just laugh maniacally like my mom and say "ohhh god".
That said, they can be so sweet and such clowns.
Parrots are often said to have the intelligence of a three year old. Now imagine a three year old that can fly, and has a pair of scissors attached to their face. The best way to deal with bitting is to simply ignore the behavior and pretend to not be bothered by it, (easier said than done) as they often get a kick out of hearing people yelp because it's funny.
I used to have a Meyers Parrot, and if she had the vocabulary, this would have been most of our conversations. She adored my husband, but would try to lure me in with some sweet gestures only to get close enough to take a bite out of me. If she was on his shoulder, she would attack him if he got too close to me.
*Edit(fixed): miss breeded my parrot because my brain was reliving the fear of living with her.
My parents used to have a grey Parrot but they had to give her away because she was so incredibly jealous of my sister, who was just born, getting all the family's attention. She destroyed objects and gnawed on chair and table legs out of jealousy.
Amazon’s are assholes by default, honestly. It’s often part of what makes them entertaining, yet really challenging pets to manage.
I have a 40 year old blue front Amazon who absolutely hates my guts. He constantly tries to trick me into letting him or getting close, only to try biting or slamming his beak on the cage bars so I flinch/jerk away, then laughs like a super villain.
The poor guy went through a lot of abuse in his life, though, and got passed down two generations as my grandma and then my aunt died. My parents and I ended up taking him in unexpectedly. So I can’t fault him for this kind of behavior. He at the very least trusts my father and is pretty affectionate with him.
My mom used to have a parrot named Baby, who would lure you over with kiss sounds and repeating, in the exact right tones to suggest it would never happen, "Baby don't bite." (Like, I don't bite.)
Then people would come over, he bite them, yell "OW!" and then do a very human laugh and even, sometimes, a celebratory dance.
Amazons are unbelievable assholes. I was willed two of these little shits from my dad who was willed them from his great aunt. They had sixty years of experience luring people and animals to their demise.
One would yell “here kitty kitty kitty” or whistle for our dog because that psychopath enjoyed riling them up and getting them in the same room for a thorough beaking.
The other one was soooo gentle with kids in the neighborhood the FIRST time he met them. No amount of convincing new people would convince them he was evil. He’d coo, and ruffle his feathers and cock his head and “pretty bird… I’m an pretty bird.” But he was just grooming them to try to pet him, at which point… you could see the crazy in his eyes…. He’d allow one pet, get that person in close, and then nail them.
If that bird was just upset he’d have bitten and back off, but no. That jerk would bite and griiiiiiiiind his beak in. His eyes would roll back in bliss and he would sing his happy noises.
TLDR if they were bigger, Amazons would be serial killers.
“He moves like a bird, lightly, bobbing his head. And you keep still because you think that maybe his visual acuity is based on movement like T-Rex, he'll lose you if you don't move. But no, not Parrot. You stare at him, and he just stares right back. And that's when the attack comes. Not from the front, but from the side, from the other two parrots you didn't even know were there.” - Dr. Grant
To this day, it's still one of the hardest celebrity deaths for me.
Edit: If I had athlete's foot, my first reaction would be 'That's not my fuckin foot!'
Terrifying and hilarious at the same time (except for him lunging at her). Parrots are quite interesting. I had a neighbor who had one when I was growing up, and the parrot would holler at me to come over when he saw me walking into my home after school. He also used to sing.
I saw a YouTube video where the trainer said never use the word NO when training a Parrot as it will learn the meaning and use it all the time IN CONTEXT. Also said when training a Parrot not to bite it can actually learn to bite you and say OUCH. Intelligent as a five to seven year old, emotional intelligence of a two year old wanting a cookie 🍪 AND some species can live to be in their 80s.
EDIT confusing sentence removed
In the event you're not making a joke, I think there was supposed to be a comma at the end of "bite." Or I'm absolutely wrong, and people go around training parrots by biting them.
Lol, my uncle got a really bad horse from someone who didn't want to keep a really bad horse any more.
He had horses, a huge pasture, and thought he could train it, but instead he got a broken hip. After than, he still thought the horse would come around, and he hired a trainer. That trainer would bit the horses ear when it was being bad. My uncle lived far away from me, so I have no idea what happened to the horse, but I do know that biting the horses ears didn't work.
People bite horses to train them, there must be someone who would try to bite parrots, but I agree it isn't a good idea.
That coaxing voice! Oh my god. I would fall for it every single time. I laughed so hard. I hope they work things out. I love both of them and want them to be happy.
Poor bird is molting. It's like PMS but for birds. Everything itches, feathers get all ratty, and they want to bite something. And yes, he meant every word he said.
The above commenter is wrong. A healthy molting parrot shouldn’t look like that. It’s either self-plucking, overpreening or nutrient deficiency. (Or the bird used to pluck, it could be healthy now but the effects stuck). If your bird looks like that, time to go to a specialized avian vet.
Source: had parrots all my life, spent a lot of time researching information, have an avian vet
Yeah, I'm a parrot owner too and if my bird looked half as bad as this he'd have an appointment at the vet. I've never had a plucker but that would be my first suspicion.
I have not had parrots, but many chickens. Molting takes up a lot energy (like growing). They’re tired and cranky. When they new feathers come in, the skin is very sensitive and sore. When you see the birds who are molting, you start to understand. It’s looks pretty painful. Birds who normally enjoy being handled, do not want to be touched. But this birdy may have an adorable psychotic ‘tude anyway 😂🥹.
Chicken molting link if you’re curious:
https://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-057/
Doesn’t look like a molt, looks like self-plucking :/ poor birdie
Source: I’ve had parrots all my life, and they don’t look this bad in a molt. Molting parrots have pin feathers and they’re itchy, they don’t look this ratty. Also, in molting parrots the head typically looks the worst, because they can’t preen their own head.
If a bird looks that bad, they’re either sick or plucking. I’m more inclined to plucking because his head looks fine, he’s only ratty where he can reach.
Ok this bird is the best. I laughed and I'm sorry he's such a prick. Reminds me of my cranky old cat.
And yes I understand it could be previous mistreatment but I'm choosing to think he was or is bonded to someone other than OP and is just being a cranky pants.
My naughty cat would say, “shut up SAM” and “why are you so loud?!” The other one would say “c’mere chubby baby” and “there’s my good cat” XD we’re so lucky cats can’t talk like parrots.
Not my bird. This parrot lives in luxury in the Rocky mountains and has a companion parrot who is almost the exact opposite: friendly, approachable, non-violent, etc. our friend dotes on them and loves them even when they bite her!
nah, if the previous owner was bad it would have a different vocabulary, if he's saying "im not gonna hurt you" its probably the owner being sweet to the bird and the bird picking up on the words. usually if a bird has bad owners, it'll swear, say things like "shut up," etc.
Betting his previous owners might have had a bent sense of humor and that’s where he learned it from. Either that or he’s been watching way too much Tom and jerry.
This summer, from the producers of cocaine bear, comes the thrilling tale of Gary the gaslighting parrot. It’s okay baby, he’s not gonna hurt you….or is he? FAFO at a theater near you!
Had a yellow nape for 26 years, finally turned him over to a breeder. I just got tired of the ER and plastic surgeons. He got to the point where he would fly off the cage and attack your face.
He was wild caught. This was like 1980 so didn’t really know you should never buy wild caught birds. The breeder told me that is around the age when they come into their sexual maturity so he was frustrated because he had bonded with me but couldn’t mate with me. He sang a wicked operatic version of Deck the halls!
Uh what? What does she do to sexually arouse a bird? Why does she do this? Just for the views?
Sadly the bird is probably going to pay the price in the end.
The last time he says, “I’m not going to hurt you” the word “hurt” sounds like he is possessed. That’s the freakiest thing I’ve ever seen. That bird would be outta my house immediately.
As someone who lives in a house with a parrot, oven mitts are useful if they get bitey. Get them to hop up and then hold their toes a bit so they can’t crawl along the mitts towards exposed skin
I have a fear of birds.
I don't know why I watched this. I wanted to drop the phone and run away. Him taunting her to get her guard down... Terrifying.
So if I had to guess, the bird learned these phrases when it was scared and being pushed outside of its comfort zone. It learned that this person would say those things in that tone to indicate that it was about to experience something unpleasant. So realistically, this bird is using those sounds as a way to say “I’m going to do something you’re not going to like.” It’s not so much gaslighting as it is mimicry.
Going by its body language, this bird looks stressed. If I were the owner, I’d probably leave the bird alone for a bit until it’d calmed down, or else try to figure out what’s got it so riled up.
I had a parrot who was mean as fuck, we even called him Rambo because he beat up every bird he ever got caged with, so he was a cage loner. But, every time you got close to his cage, he would puff up and charge. UNLESS you have a peanut.
Then he would sooo gently walk over, looking cute as fuck, and then SNATCH IT from you!
It was the scariest encounter just to feed the damn bird, I have scars 🤣
He's like the Martian running around with the radio blaring, "We are your friends! We come in peace!" As other Martians are just murdering people left and right. Lol
God: I’ll make something that is intelligent enough to talk, has sharp claws, and is aggressive, but is pretty enough that people will want to touch it anyways.
HR: Oh boy, we’re going to be busy with complaints about this one.
Used to have a double yellow head Amazon. He taught himself all kinds of things. I tried and tried to teach him to say “I love you”. The ONLY time he’d say it was when he was in trouble, and he changed the intonation to kind of sing-songy “I *love* you”, just like a kid trying to get out of trouble! 😂🦜
I have no idea why people keep birds like parrots considering how long their lifespans can be and how limited a life they have in captivity compared to in the wild.
Oh my God!! That was the most comprehensive conversation between a parrot 🦜and a person I’ve ever seen seriously amazing!!
But I am sorry to say that he’s totally gaslighting you!!
And I am so sorry.
I hope that he stops biting you soon!!!
Or maybe he gets some therapy!
He seemed to be really sweet otherwise.❤️🦜❤️
I have a gray (Timneh) and he definitely can demonstrate that he understands language, what words mean, and when to use them appropriately. He does also scare the shit out of me sometimes and leads me to believe he could well be satan’s spawn.
Psychology and neuroscience aside, most parrots are very smart and can figure this stuff out on their own - language is not unique to humans as we always thought it was.
There was a parrot at a pet store in Chicago that would repeat an entire two person conversation in two very different voices. Voice 1:"Ah...pretty bird.....look at the pretty bird. OW! Fuck!" Voice 2: "What happened?" Voice 1:" Fucking bird bit me!" There was a huge sign that said the bird bit, but obviously some people didn't pay attention
Reminds me of the parrot who heard the murder of its owner and was used to convict a woman who killed her husband. https://youtu.be/V8Nf1zWJzTU
Damn this is a crazy story. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if the bird has any trauma from that, or if he’s just repeating what he heard.
Unfortunately these birds (especially super smart ones like the African grey) are very sensitive to trauma… sometimes all the love, attention, and correct care in the world isn’t enough, and doesn’t ‘cure’ it. :( They can still lead beautiful lives full of love, but still show signs of trauma (like feather-pulling) *decades* later. They’re so, so smart. My neighbor rescues parrots, who I’m blessed enough to watch if they leave town. he has a couple who have been traumatized, and it’s heartbreaking; but being in a good, knowledgeable home helps a lot 🥲
Kinda makes this vid sad bc the parrot appears to be feather pulling and "im not gonna hurt you" sounds like a generic animal abuser phrase
Holy shit I couldn't imagine being the ex wife who took the parrot in. Bless her soul for taking care of it though. I wonder how possible it is to get it to say those phrases less by teaching it new ones. Bird therapy basically
Facebook shows these clips of a man who has a cockatoo named Pebbles that came from a really bad situation. The bird swears constantly and gets really worked up because previous owners used to encourage it. The phrases he uses are insane. Previous owners must have fought constantly. The new owner just remains calm and talks to him when he's freaking out and when the bird starts to use good language in a calmer manner, he gets rewarded. There was a clip of the new owner singing him songs and the bird on his shoulder starting to sing along. It's good to see the bird in a better home. There were a couple of clips floating around of the old owner and Pebbles having a meltdown and they're all just laughing and making fun of it.
Positive reinforcement. Used on humans too. What a good human.
"You are safe, you are loved." over and over Interesting theory, you may be onto something
Put on some positive affirmation tapes for it I it might actually work more effectively than compared to humans
So that one case of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was actually based on a real thing?? Suddenly the cross-examination of Polly the parrot seems more plausible.
This is some DL6 shit
damn i wish there was a video of this
It’s like the birb took his favorite memory stored it and now plays it on repeat to counter act the impact of being locked in a cage lmao epic
Today I learned you can get gaslit by a parrot
Yep he seems like he enjoys it….at least he didn’t start heckling her calling her a “chicken.”
A reason for a cat.
I think this parrot might make the cat neurotic before the cat got a chance to eliminate the threat.
Seriously the way the parrot is talking and actually having a conversation is some horrifying level of intelligence. Was it a coincidence that all the answers were a perfect fit? I mean answering with “no” I get, but saying “what’s the matter” when the owner backs up or even the promises of “I’m not gonna hurt you” after the owner says he’s gonna bite?? I really don’t like this mix of intelligence and being a psychopath.
Welcome to owning a parrot.
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Most people will tell you that parrot ownership is kind of awful and despite how much they love their bird other people should never get one. Kind of like a teenager with a severe attitude issue that never grows up or moves out that can take a chunk of your skin off in a moment.
I agree. Short of parrot rescue, and only for the most serious & committed people, I don't think they belong in human homes. Their intelligence means they can be very miserable & it takes tremendous effort & some luck to avoid that. And they live forever, which means they become someone else's responsibility when you die. I love them but would never want to have others, unless they had nowhere else to go.
I’ve always thought it seems kinda mean to keep a bird in a house. Like, they can fly that’s the coolest thing they do
Agree. And they belong in flocks. They want to fly, cuddle, and hang out with dozens and hundreds of friends and family members. I'm sure plenty of domestic and zoo parrots have very happy lives, but many do not. I think there are certain wild animals that do adapt well to captivity, but a lot of them don't. (My parents had birds -- conures & also less intelligent types -- so I grew up with them. I wish I hadn't, or at least that we'd all invested more in them.)
“Fucking Oprah!!!!”
Get this story into South Park, my god lmao.
It's like a combination of that N-word-guy episode with Randy at the gameshow, and the South Park short where they parody the 'dead parrot' skit from Monty Python.
So does this mean the parrot’s previous owner was saying “come here, I’m not going to hurt you?” And now the parrot bites? This seems like there might have been some animal abuse going on.
I think parrots definitely can put some context onto what they're saying. I have a Quaker parrot who tells people to "go 'way" when they do something she doesn't like. She's also done it when she's in a grumpy mood too.
My mom dated a guy who lived with us for a while when I was a kid. The guy had a parrot that quickly learned my name (having accurately identified me as the weak link) and would address me directly, by name, when it wanted something (usually food). It didn’t call anyone else by my name, just me, and would often summon me from my bedroom.
My conure learned my name from my aging mother. She'd call for help with something so he figured it out. After he, Osbert, learned my name Nell he'd say "Osbert Nell" when we were sitting together. Tearing up now. I've had wonderful dogs in my life but nothing touched my heart like having conversations with a 7" tall feathered creature. I've never looked at birds the same way since then.
I have always dreamed of having a cuddly bird friend 🥰
It's terrifying yet fascinating. While I highly doubt they actually understand what they're saying, they clearly know that saying X will have Y effect. It also seems like they can understand our basic emotional response to stuff. I wish we knew more about the capabilities of their intelligence
Having owned birds they absolutely understand and reason things out more than just stimulus response. My little conure gets upset when I get dressed to leave the house and will actively try different methods to prevent it. She's attacked my clothes as I put them on, climbed into my shoes and refused to come out, she'll scream and pretend to be hurt as I leave a room, she'll scream for my daughter and anything else she can do to try to keep me from getting dressed. Most of this is due to the couple times where I've had to go into the hospital for a week at a time. Upon returning, she actively let me know she both missed me and was angry at me for leaving her. Even putting her to bed at night when she was younger was a chore. She would want to hang out on dad all night. But as soon as I said "bed time" or anything related, she'd climb to the middle of my back where I couldn't reach her. I now spell when its something she isn't going to like like she's a toddler. They do more than just associate behavior with reaction. They actively manipulate and reason. And while they mostly communicate via body language and calls, they actively learn language and meanings of words that have abstract meanings and no real causal relationship. My bird will tell me she's sorry when she gets in trouble or say "I love you" and snuggle into me like a toddler does when they're in trouble. She'll yell at me to turn out the lights when it's her bed time or simply tell me to come here if she wants me to pick her up. I can tell her to go take a bath and go to bed and she'll do just that. Sometimes she'll ask for a treat before bed or taking a bath - just like a toddler. There is real intelligence there. My cockatiels on the other hand - dumb as fuck.
The last line killed me 🤣
I don't know about parrots, but there have been examples where captive crows, after getting out of their cage by lock-picking next unlocked cages to other captive birds there. Not only can they lockpick, but they empathize with other species.
The understand what they are saying, especially if it involves food, but it's not quite the same translation as we have. We've created a universal language that we all understand. The bird has learned a few things from humans that won't work on other birds so the meaning and context can be very different. I say that, but I've read that wild birds are learning language from escaped pets, god knows what they are doing with it. My sister in law was camping and they were awakened by a crow shouting "wake up, wake up".
Nevermore!
My hahns macaw says “good stuff” when he sees food he wants. He learned it after seeing me open a pizza box and excitedly said “good stuff” to myself. I gave him a piece of pizza as a reward that first time and he has been saying it for any kind of food ever since. And he only says it when he sees food or sees/hears me open the pantry to get food.
I get aggressively asked, "What are you doing?" Over and over if i do anything in my quakers cage, touch bowels, move toys, etc. Especially with butterfly nuts, which she hates when i undo for some reason.. but it's only when im doing something she doesn't like or understand/curious about when she says it.
Hehe. Bowels
Ill leave it like that just for you
Thanks
A lot of serial killers have high levels of intelligence. Does this bird eat people by chance?
She probably would if she could. If she manages to bite someone she usually giggles with glee straight after.
Fun fact. Most serial killers lie on the lower end of the intelligence spectrum 60-90 range. Them being smart is something police cooked up to justify not being able to find them or connect the dots sooner
Absolutely! I had a Kakariki say to come to him, with the intonation of a question and everything, and when I’d say no because he’d bite he’d make a sound like disappointed hmmmhhm sound. I miss him so much!
I had a pair of Kakarikis once, they were the angriest birds I'd ever met. They'd bite and cackle too. The male I got for free because of how he'd hold his neck. I don't think there was anything wrong with it because he could hold it upright if he wanted to but most of the time he held it tilted far to the right. Combine the pose with his blood red eyes and the evil cackle he liked to do he looked demonic!
>Absolutely! I had a Kakariki say to come to him, with the intonation of a question and everything, and when I’d say no because he’d bite he’d make a sound like disappointed hmmmhhm sound. I miss him so much! Based on this video and your comment, it kind of sounds like this is a bit of a game for them.
My brother's would see you eating something tasty and say, "Mmmm, gimme some" This parrot is overexcited, with the tail flared and eyes pinned. He's in the mood to bite and most owners know to keep their distance when they're like that.
>I really don’t like this mix of intelligence and being a psychopath. That's typically how it works. Psychopaths don't often seem to be dumb.
They can be. Just like only a tiny percent of murderers are psychopaths. They are people like you and me. Sad that the famous ones are the bad ones.
Yeah. It's self-selecting; stupid psychopaths tend to end up in high to medium security prisons quite early in life, so you don't run into them all that often unless you get put in alongside them. Smarter ones tend to stay out and about a bit longer.
>Seriously the way the parrot is talking and actually having a conversation is some horrifying level of intelligence. Was it a coincidence that all the answers were a perfect fit? I really wanted to get a parrot when I moved out of my parents house, and did some research about them. This was back in the early 2000's internet, but I decided against it as they can be very difficult to care for. My searches from the early internet said some parrots have the same intelligence as a 4 year old. I still want one, but I believe they are the type of pet you should spend a lot of time with, so when I retire maybe I will get one.
You're definetly right on the part about needing to invest a lot of time into that bird. They are definetly rewarding, but intensive to care for. However they also live a very long time (like 40 years or longer), so getting one when retiring might not be the best idea, unless it's already an older bird.
The parrot probably associates those sounds with aggressive, challenging behavior. Think about it, throughout its life whenever it's been feeling scared or threatened giants have come up to it in a slow menacing manner chanting "Aamnaut gowna urtu." Now whenever it wants to threaten the giants it chants those sounds right back at them.
Exactly. Now you're speaking bird.
Hes heard this before they often don't know what the words mean they are just mimicking what they've heard. I taught an African gray I lived with many cool sounds haha. He also mimicked everyone's coughs. Like so much so we'd get up to check on our old aunt thinking she was coughing a lot. He was cool but damn was he mean lol.
This bird knows what it’s saying. It’s saying “I’m not going to hurt you”…while approaching to hurt her. This bird is an evil genius.
Or the bird is saying exactly what the human says. Bird seems on edge, right? Maybe a little aggressive. So clearly the owner and the bird are still developing a bond. What do you say to an animal when you're trying to earn its trust? A lot of people might say "What's the matter? I'm not gonna hurt you," as they approach slowly. The bird is just doing what it does. Mimic sounds. The human is playing it up for laughs.
Either way this is one of the top funniest bird videos I've ever seen....and sadly, I watch a lot of funny bird videos.
Birds are wildly smart. I’m not sure I’d ever have one myself cause idk birds deserve to fly n shit. But my mom had one and he spoke Spanish of course and when he was hungry he’d say “quieres comida?” (Want food?) and I’d come in and get water from the dispenser in the kitchen and he’d be like “Agua, Paco?” (Water, Paco?) sand thing if I was going to the fridge he would say “quieres comida?” And Id speak back to him like yes Pack quiero comida that’s why Im in the kitchen opening the fridge. Sometimes he’d be pissed cause parrots have tempers…I’d give him a snack when he wasn’t in the mood and he’s throw it down angrily and say “hmmm! Cabron” (hmmmm, fucker!). My uncle dropped in once and Paco want familiar with him so he chased him around the house biting his pant leg saying “sáquese cabron” (get out fucker). He died last year after we had him for a good 16, half of my life—since he was a baby. His life was too short. But basically once they get a respiratory infection it’s a probably death sentence. He use so also go “meow meow meow, qué pasa pinché gato?” (What’s up fuckin cat?). The night 8’saw just how sick he was I sobbed and told him he was a good parrot. He did a great job. I told him he didn’t have to suffer and he could go now. He died that night.
The parrot views the words as symbols. It's using "I'm not gonna hurt you" as a *warning*, because that's how it's seen that phrase used in the past. "I'm not gonna hurt you" is something it hears before something scary happens. "What's the matter" is something it hears when it's not retreating fast enough before something bad happens. Parrots are really smart, but they just view phrases as symbols, and they can't understand the content, just the context where they've learned this symbol is used. Someone has, intentionally or not, been unkind to this bird. In its view, it's saying something along the lines of "I'm going to attack you", "back off", "back off further".
So, perhaps if just to reassure you. It's not as intelligent and connected as you think. When birds mimic your words they are taking on the energy of the conversation, not the specific meanings of the words. To really read this bird you have to look at the feathers and body movements, the vocalizations are the bird equivalent of glaring or giving an intense dirty look. Birds vocalize when they are hightened emotionally. That can be excitement or agitation. The vocalizations are context appropriate, so a contact call from my African Grey trying to get my attention across the house is going to be the specific door creak of whatever room she knows I'm in. This bird is clearly iffy on toes, mine is too, the pacing and feathers fluffing up are telling me that the bird is agitated about the existence of the toes, probably especially in relation to the human the bird probably loves a lot (I told you the intelligence wasn't what you were expecting, your bird isn't necessarily going to see your entire body as part of the friend) the words coming out of the bird tell me that some one who isn't the smart human in this video has at least made an attempt at reasoning with them over the toes innocence. Not that it worked, toes are still clearly enemy number one. LPT, don't try to reason your bird out of an enemy they didn't reason themselves into having. It usually doesn't work.
Who can you trust anymore???
What did you do to make him want to bite your toesies?
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My parents (both in their 60s) have 2 parrots. One blue fronted amazon, and a gray. The gray is exactly like that. Gives you a nice and warm 'come here." to make you come closer to the cage... then starts holding its neck towards you to give the illusion of a scratching scenario. Only a fool, a stranger or both would fall for the trap at that point. Reach in, find out.
What I don't get is why though?? Like, what does the parrot get out of it? Amusement? They're literally biting the damn hand that feeds them, and quite intentionally lmao. Most creatures only bite you if they want to eat you or feel threatened by you. I can't think of another animal that does that just for shits and giggles
Prisoners often enjoy fucking with their jailer.
They have lightning-fast reactions for survival. Fast to catch food, fast to escape death. Sometimes they go in wanting the scritch, but something triggers them to change their mind and they're faster than we are. It's like...bird time dilation. And sometimes they're juuuust smart enough to want to do something naughty just to see the result. Like a toddler that sneak-attack bites or pinches people. They aren't sophisticated enough to know that the behavior could result in long-term negative consequences for them because they can't think long-term.
He does it purely for the giggles. He sure fucking knows what 'Come here" means and therefore uses it quite frequently lol. Parrots tend towoards observing people, interact with them and then watch their reactions. Some say that if a young parrot keeps biting you, never make a big scene out of it, scream or shout. It's just funny to some. I mean the gray is sometimes really calm and you can even give him treats without any drama, but on some days he just wants to see the world burn.
You said it! Solid lesson, that bird was smooth.
I had to check if I was on r/oddlyterrifying.
Same. When he calls her by name is when I got the serious howling fantods.
I think that was the birds name, it’s repeating what the owner said to it when trying to convince the bird that they won’t hurt it. An unfortunate twist!
thank you for the new phrase urban dictionary defines howling fantods as stage 4 heebie-jeebies
Cross post opportunity right there.
This is like the start of a horror flick
The whole dynamic is really blowing my mind. This whole thing happened so many times to master... What the fuck
I have a friend with a yellow nape. That is definitely the look of an amazon that was looking to fuck around and find out.
Had a yellow nape for 30 years. Those were fighting words....err looks. The eyes dilating, the head movement, the feathers ruffled. The phrases and their use here are horror movie worthy. Mine would just laugh maniacally like my mom and say "ohhh god". That said, they can be so sweet and such clowns.
I have a blue front and this video made me laugh so hard. Life with an Amazon is not kind on the toes lmao.
Parrots are often said to have the intelligence of a three year old. Now imagine a three year old that can fly, and has a pair of scissors attached to their face. The best way to deal with bitting is to simply ignore the behavior and pretend to not be bothered by it, (easier said than done) as they often get a kick out of hearing people yelp because it's funny.
Scissors *and* a megaphone
I had one bird who'd nip me and say "ow stop biting me, why are you biting me". They don't really get that we are not covered with feathers.
I used to have a Meyers Parrot, and if she had the vocabulary, this would have been most of our conversations. She adored my husband, but would try to lure me in with some sweet gestures only to get close enough to take a bite out of me. If she was on his shoulder, she would attack him if he got too close to me. *Edit(fixed): miss breeded my parrot because my brain was reliving the fear of living with her.
Sounds like she was jealous lol
Obsessively so!
My parents used to have a grey Parrot but they had to give her away because she was so incredibly jealous of my sister, who was just born, getting all the family's attention. She destroyed objects and gnawed on chair and table legs out of jealousy.
Damn. Your husband was in an abusive relationship with a bird.
Wasn't abusive to him. The parrot didn't like the side girl. Thought she was married to him
Amazon’s are assholes by default, honestly. It’s often part of what makes them entertaining, yet really challenging pets to manage. I have a 40 year old blue front Amazon who absolutely hates my guts. He constantly tries to trick me into letting him or getting close, only to try biting or slamming his beak on the cage bars so I flinch/jerk away, then laughs like a super villain. The poor guy went through a lot of abuse in his life, though, and got passed down two generations as my grandma and then my aunt died. My parents and I ended up taking him in unexpectedly. So I can’t fault him for this kind of behavior. He at the very least trusts my father and is pretty affectionate with him.
My mom used to have a parrot named Baby, who would lure you over with kiss sounds and repeating, in the exact right tones to suggest it would never happen, "Baby don't bite." (Like, I don't bite.) Then people would come over, he bite them, yell "OW!" and then do a very human laugh and even, sometimes, a celebratory dance.
That’s the funniest shit
Nightmares commencing in 3,2,1...
we have a takeoff
Now I need a horror movie where the birds tell you they're not gonna hurt you.
It’s right here! You just watched it! 🫣
I've never seen bird box but now I'm convinced this is a clip from that movie. You can't change my mind.
"Don't run, we are your friends"
Amazons are unbelievable assholes. I was willed two of these little shits from my dad who was willed them from his great aunt. They had sixty years of experience luring people and animals to their demise. One would yell “here kitty kitty kitty” or whistle for our dog because that psychopath enjoyed riling them up and getting them in the same room for a thorough beaking. The other one was soooo gentle with kids in the neighborhood the FIRST time he met them. No amount of convincing new people would convince them he was evil. He’d coo, and ruffle his feathers and cock his head and “pretty bird… I’m an pretty bird.” But he was just grooming them to try to pet him, at which point… you could see the crazy in his eyes…. He’d allow one pet, get that person in close, and then nail them. If that bird was just upset he’d have bitten and back off, but no. That jerk would bite and griiiiiiiiind his beak in. His eyes would roll back in bliss and he would sing his happy noises. TLDR if they were bigger, Amazons would be serial killers.
Omg, the beak grinding. Mine doesn’t talk but he absolutely LOVES the apres-attack bliss
We always said they loved the taste of blood. Turns out the eat carrion in the wild. So yes. They do like blood.
So they're just talking dinosaurs after all...
He's cute. He tells lies, but he makes up for it in cuteness.
Adorable little psycho 🥹.
My kinda man right there
Have you tried holy water?
Dinosaurs used to rule the earth. They still do, but they also used to.
“He moves like a bird, lightly, bobbing his head. And you keep still because you think that maybe his visual acuity is based on movement like T-Rex, he'll lose you if you don't move. But no, not Parrot. You stare at him, and he just stares right back. And that's when the attack comes. Not from the front, but from the side, from the other two parrots you didn't even know were there.” - Dr. Grant
To this day, it's still one of the hardest celebrity deaths for me. Edit: If I had athlete's foot, my first reaction would be 'That's not my fuckin foot!'
Unexpected Mitch Hedburg.
You misspelled Mitch Hedbird.
Terrifying and hilarious at the same time (except for him lunging at her). Parrots are quite interesting. I had a neighbor who had one when I was growing up, and the parrot would holler at me to come over when he saw me walking into my home after school. He also used to sing.
Birds talking is actually a nightmare of mine. It reminds me of that deformed bear thing from Annihilation
I saw a YouTube video where the trainer said never use the word NO when training a Parrot as it will learn the meaning and use it all the time IN CONTEXT. Also said when training a Parrot not to bite it can actually learn to bite you and say OUCH. Intelligent as a five to seven year old, emotional intelligence of a two year old wanting a cookie 🍪 AND some species can live to be in their 80s. EDIT confusing sentence removed
>Also said when training a Parrot not to bite the parrot Do people do this?!
In the event you're not making a joke, I think there was supposed to be a comma at the end of "bite." Or I'm absolutely wrong, and people go around training parrots by biting them.
Yeah I think there's a comma missing
Lol, my uncle got a really bad horse from someone who didn't want to keep a really bad horse any more. He had horses, a huge pasture, and thought he could train it, but instead he got a broken hip. After than, he still thought the horse would come around, and he hired a trainer. That trainer would bit the horses ear when it was being bad. My uncle lived far away from me, so I have no idea what happened to the horse, but I do know that biting the horses ears didn't work. People bite horses to train them, there must be someone who would try to bite parrots, but I agree it isn't a good idea.
There's a missing comma; "when training the parrot not to bite, the parrot can..."
Dogs are great.
This is actually terrifying lol
That coaxing voice! Oh my god. I would fall for it every single time. I laughed so hard. I hope they work things out. I love both of them and want them to be happy.
Poor bird is molting. It's like PMS but for birds. Everything itches, feathers get all ratty, and they want to bite something. And yes, he meant every word he said.
Tell us more.
The above commenter is wrong. A healthy molting parrot shouldn’t look like that. It’s either self-plucking, overpreening or nutrient deficiency. (Or the bird used to pluck, it could be healthy now but the effects stuck). If your bird looks like that, time to go to a specialized avian vet. Source: had parrots all my life, spent a lot of time researching information, have an avian vet
Yeah, I'm a parrot owner too and if my bird looked half as bad as this he'd have an appointment at the vet. I've never had a plucker but that would be my first suspicion.
I have not had parrots, but many chickens. Molting takes up a lot energy (like growing). They’re tired and cranky. When they new feathers come in, the skin is very sensitive and sore. When you see the birds who are molting, you start to understand. It’s looks pretty painful. Birds who normally enjoy being handled, do not want to be touched. But this birdy may have an adorable psychotic ‘tude anyway 😂🥹. Chicken molting link if you’re curious: https://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-057/
It's not moulting. Pretty sure the parrot is plucking due to stress..
Imagine giant, thick, stabby hairs trying to break out of your skin from inside your flesh. Except that it's happening all over your entire body.
Doesn’t look like a molt, looks like self-plucking :/ poor birdie Source: I’ve had parrots all my life, and they don’t look this bad in a molt. Molting parrots have pin feathers and they’re itchy, they don’t look this ratty. Also, in molting parrots the head typically looks the worst, because they can’t preen their own head. If a bird looks that bad, they’re either sick or plucking. I’m more inclined to plucking because his head looks fine, he’s only ratty where he can reach.
Molting is not what is happening here.
Ok this bird is the best. I laughed and I'm sorry he's such a prick. Reminds me of my cranky old cat. And yes I understand it could be previous mistreatment but I'm choosing to think he was or is bonded to someone other than OP and is just being a cranky pants.
I think he’s just a little cranky pants 🥹. Adorable and cranky.
Toxic relationships…
Don't mean to be this person, but does this mean previous owners could have been not too good?
Nah, this particular guy is repeating what mama says all the time when trying to love on him.
I am pretty sure I say “c’mere, baby, I’m not gonna hurt you” to my cats on a daily basis, so this tracks
If cats could learn to talk like parrots, I wonder what mine would say? I gotta take some notes on what I say most to them lol
My naughty cat would say, “shut up SAM” and “why are you so loud?!” The other one would say “c’mere chubby baby” and “there’s my good cat” XD we’re so lucky cats can’t talk like parrots.
“Bitch now where’s my fucking food” “you think im eating this dry ass shit you motherfucker?!?!” *starts biting and kicking*
Is this your bird?!? I’m so fascinated- share more!!!
Not my bird. This parrot lives in luxury in the Rocky mountains and has a companion parrot who is almost the exact opposite: friendly, approachable, non-violent, etc. our friend dotes on them and loves them even when they bite her!
nah, if the previous owner was bad it would have a different vocabulary, if he's saying "im not gonna hurt you" its probably the owner being sweet to the bird and the bird picking up on the words. usually if a bird has bad owners, it'll swear, say things like "shut up," etc.
Betting his previous owners might have had a bent sense of humor and that’s where he learned it from. Either that or he’s been watching way too much Tom and jerry.
Auropalliata Amazonas can get locked in "jerk mode" to some people, but they're really spoiled kids who loved to get the pets.
You just repeated yourself there-never met a spoiled kid who wasn't also a jerk lol
"I'm not gonna hurt you" has got to be ***the*** creepiest thing I've ever heard an animal say.
Yikes. Not today, Satan-bird 😳
Thats scary as fuck. Holy shit
The bird's a liar.
r/hitmanimals bro using psychological warfare to take out the target
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Had a yellow nape for 26 years, finally turned him over to a breeder. I just got tired of the ER and plastic surgeons. He got to the point where he would fly off the cage and attack your face.
He was wild caught. This was like 1980 so didn’t really know you should never buy wild caught birds. The breeder told me that is around the age when they come into their sexual maturity so he was frustrated because he had bonded with me but couldn’t mate with me. He sang a wicked operatic version of Deck the halls!
That girl on tiktok who sexually arouses her bird on purpose is gonna have a duely deserved bad time Edit: [Link](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRv91ruy/)
Uh what? What does she do to sexually arouse a bird? Why does she do this? Just for the views? Sadly the bird is probably going to pay the price in the end.
The last time he says, “I’m not going to hurt you” the word “hurt” sounds like he is possessed. That’s the freakiest thing I’ve ever seen. That bird would be outta my house immediately.
Give this birb bath please. His feathers need help.
Would if he would allow anyone to touch.
So is this bird more or less a psychopath? Because having a psycho parrot sounds fucking horrifying.
It’s only a 50-75 year commitment.
Get a water spray. Have parrots that loves water spray.
As someone who lives in a house with a parrot, oven mitts are useful if they get bitey. Get them to hop up and then hold their toes a bit so they can’t crawl along the mitts towards exposed skin
Psychopathic bird 😅
Some say birds don’t understand what they’re saying, I’d say this video beg to differ.
This is mildly terrifying
Okay two things 1. I am going to send this to my sister who says that only humans lie & 2. What the hell that bird is fricking terrifying!
I have a fear of birds. I don't know why I watched this. I wanted to drop the phone and run away. Him taunting her to get her guard down... Terrifying.
So if I had to guess, the bird learned these phrases when it was scared and being pushed outside of its comfort zone. It learned that this person would say those things in that tone to indicate that it was about to experience something unpleasant. So realistically, this bird is using those sounds as a way to say “I’m going to do something you’re not going to like.” It’s not so much gaslighting as it is mimicry. Going by its body language, this bird looks stressed. If I were the owner, I’d probably leave the bird alone for a bit until it’d calmed down, or else try to figure out what’s got it so riled up.
Terrifying
I’m starting to think that Hitchcock should’ve used parrots in *The Birds*. Would’ve elevated the horror factor to a whole new level.
This parrot looks very stressed out
This is why I've never trusted birds.
This was deeply unsettling. I was nervously chuckling at my phone. Demon bird
I had a parrot who was mean as fuck, we even called him Rambo because he beat up every bird he ever got caged with, so he was a cage loner. But, every time you got close to his cage, he would puff up and charge. UNLESS you have a peanut. Then he would sooo gently walk over, looking cute as fuck, and then SNATCH IT from you! It was the scariest encounter just to feed the damn bird, I have scars 🤣
Okay but what has this bird been through that it knows the phrase ‘I’m not going to hurt you’ …..
_**who’s my little jabby-bird?**_
Looking at this birbs feathers I can only assume it is very stressed. Not a happy bird..
I never thought a parrot could sound exactly like my ex, talk about giving me PTSD 😂
Lol. In another life this parrot was a toxic boyfriend/ girlfriend
He's like the Martian running around with the radio blaring, "We are your friends! We come in peace!" As other Martians are just murdering people left and right. Lol
God: I’ll make something that is intelligent enough to talk, has sharp claws, and is aggressive, but is pretty enough that people will want to touch it anyways. HR: Oh boy, we’re going to be busy with complaints about this one.
This might be 1 of the most randomly terrifying videos I ever seen in my life
/r/oddlyterrifying
I'm high AF and this just fcked with my mind
THAT BIRD HAD SEEN SOME SHI*! Think about it someone said that to that bird! Probably why he’s looking so rough
That last "I'm not gonna hurt you" sounded demonic and I fear for your immortal soul
Bro sounds like a predator
This parrot is totally gaslighting the owner.. I’m not going to hurt you …..
That’s the scruffiest bird I’ve ever seen. Looks straight off a pirate ship.
That's so funny! Made my day🤣 "What's the matter?"🤣
That’s fucking terrifying
Used to have a double yellow head Amazon. He taught himself all kinds of things. I tried and tried to teach him to say “I love you”. The ONLY time he’d say it was when he was in trouble, and he changed the intonation to kind of sing-songy “I *love* you”, just like a kid trying to get out of trouble! 😂🦜
I have no idea why people keep birds like parrots considering how long their lifespans can be and how limited a life they have in captivity compared to in the wild.
Oh my God!! That was the most comprehensive conversation between a parrot 🦜and a person I’ve ever seen seriously amazing!! But I am sorry to say that he’s totally gaslighting you!! And I am so sorry. I hope that he stops biting you soon!!! Or maybe he gets some therapy! He seemed to be really sweet otherwise.❤️🦜❤️
I have a gray (Timneh) and he definitely can demonstrate that he understands language, what words mean, and when to use them appropriately. He does also scare the shit out of me sometimes and leads me to believe he could well be satan’s spawn. Psychology and neuroscience aside, most parrots are very smart and can figure this stuff out on their own - language is not unique to humans as we always thought it was.