It turns out, even parrots love gossip 🦜️ Researchers have found that tropical birds are capable of forming ‘strong social relationships’ online and like to make video calls.
The researchers wanted to see if parrots could be taught to independently make and receive video calls to help with lonliness
The findings are drawn from more than 1,000 hours of video observations of 18 pet parrots’ behaviour. During this time the birds learned new skills, including making the video calls independently and even flying. Isolation and boredom can cause birds to develop psychological problems, which can manifest as rocking, excessive pacing, or self-harming behaviours like feather-plucking.supports HTML5 video
Dr Hirskyj-Douglas believes that this study demonstrates that when given access to the internet to connect, animals would use it in ‘different beautiful ways’. ‘Technology has the possibility of opening up connections between animals when it may not be possible to be together,’ said Dr Hirskyj-Douglas.
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