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Clever-Parrot.com
Welcome to Clever Parrot
We are all fascinated with birds that can talk. Not only are parrots beautiful in color
and movement, but the very fact that they can speak captures our attention in a way that few other birds can do.
Parrot's ability to talk or mimic is related to their gregarious nature. Parrots have
a long life span and are very social. In the wild, parrot chicks learn to mimic
vocalizations specific to their parents. As they play or work together, these parrots
repeat vocalizations to each other, which helps keep bonds strong.
There are many different types of parrots, each with an interesting history and
unique personality. With so many to choose from, it is important that before going
out and buying just any parrot, you know as much as possible about the specific
breeds available.
On this site we will firstly look at the different species of parrots available. Where you can buy your parrot and how best to pick
which one is right for you. We are then going
to take a close look at how you can establish a relationship with your parrot.
You will then learn how
to set up your parrots optimal environment, taking into account what cages, grooming, diet, toys etc.
After this you are going to discover a variety of techniques you can put into practise to
get your parrot to talk, including reproducing human speech.
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Getting Your Parrot to Talk continued......
Referential mapping includes:
. Showing how the use of the word affects others.
Because other studies on both humans and birds suggest that
experiencing the appropriate consequences of an utterance may
assist learning, a response is provided to the bird's vocalizations
with an appropriate object or action.
Whether the bird intends to produce the combination is unimportant.
Simply demonstrate that these phrases can be meaningful and can be
used to control, or at least influence, the bird's environment and the
actions of its caretakers.
. Demonstrating varied meanings of the word.
There is also a variation used of the M/R technique to further
demonstrate the possible relevance of the bird's spontaneous
recombinations. In this case, two trainers model an interaction
corresponding to the now-targeted vocalization: One human says the
new word, while the other produces an object or an example of the
term, or demonstrates the action to which it refers. The roles are then
reversed allowing the bird to see that the exchange is neither specific
to nor controls only one person's actions. For example, if Alex were
to say the word during the demonstration, he is shown and
occasionally receives the object or action - a "chain" of paper clips,
for example.
The human trainers not only act out identification of
the object or action by responding to each other's queries of "What's
this?" but also when possible, use objects that demonstrate how the
vocalization can have varied applications. One example of this is
producing "boxes" of different shapes or sizes.
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