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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: continued....
. Elaborating on the word in sentence contexts.
Finally, another set of sentence frames to provide additional cues
about the appropriate contextual use of the object or action label is
used. While the targeted object is being manipulated or the action
demonstrated, either by the human or by the parrot, humans say such
phrases as "You're eating a green nut. Do you want another green
nut?" in which only the label for the action or object remains fixed
and stressed. As before, the bird hears numerous repetitions of the
label but in ways that demonstrate the connection between this label
and the object to which it refers.
Alex can respond to questions involving objects, colors, shapes and materials not
used in training, including some objects whose names he does not know. Alex is
indeed responding to the specific questions, not merely on thc basis of his training
and the physical attributes of the objects: His responses were above chance levels
when, for example he was shown a green wooden triangle and a blue wooden
triangle and asked "What's same?" If he were ignoring the question and
responding on the basis of his prior training, he would have determined and
responded with the label for the one different attribute, in this case, "color."
Instead, he responded with one of the two appropriate answers "shape" or "manman"
(matter). Such mental faculties were once thought beyond the capacity of
any bird. Despite great success in teaching Alex to communicate at an apparently
advanced level, he cannot talk the same way that humans talk to one another. For
example, he does not talk about what he did yesterday.
Not all birds will necessarily learn as much as Alex has. Some birds may even
learn more. The essential point an owner of one of these creatures must realize is
that birds are intelligent beings that deserve companionship and intellectual
stimulation.
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