“Two sickly, elderly male macaws paired together in the study had scarcely seen another macaw in their lives, yet formed a deep bond”
Eighteen parrots learned to ring a bell and tap a tablet to call each other on Facebook Messenger. Fifteen finished, and most calls ran the full five minutes allowed. Kleinberger says pet parrots are not domesticated like dogs, and the study exists to soothe birds already stuck in captivity. We put a flock animal alone in a living room and handed it Zoom.