Stuff my 50 year old parrot says. Warning- a little salty at the end! Instagram @babybirby

Baby, my Yellow-naped Amazon parrot inherited from my parents, has a huge vocabulary. Here are some of her more frequent words & phrases. She's bonded with my wife... they get pretty chatty sometimes. And even though I'm the old sailor in the house sometimes she gets a little salty!

[@whirlwind8825]

My Amazon is also 50 .Hatched in 1970. I sing a tune from the 70's and he lights up

[@thesnep4757]

I love this, it's so sweet and wholesome.

[@wt3447]

I have an African grey. Just curious what food you feed your bird?

[@whirlwind8825]

@@wt3447 I have a African Grey also , she is 28 years old. The best food to feed them is www.higginspremium.com/vita-seed-parrot Higgins is supplemented and the best . Also you want to get www.nekton.de/en/product-reader/nekton-s.html It has a foil top. Put pin holes in the top and put it on the seeds like you would put salt on food. Do this a couple times a week for good feathers- plummage. Always fill your food bowls, parrots like to play with their food and it occupies them from boredom .

[@snailmeat2204]

Aww!

[@UFO314159]

He lights up your life.

[@ericshultz8796]

That is impressive. The human can repeat everything the parrot says.

[@Daddieo]

Right. Lol. No wonder the parrot doesn’t want to talk with her,”you wanna cracker?”,”no I want a apple!”(bird:/parrot). “Huhhh”,”you want a cracker???”.🐔🐧🦜🦨🦜

[@puppetsock]

I would teach the bird to say, in an accusatory tone, "Birds can't talk!"

[@SleazyTarget]

@@puppetsock or "Birds arent real..."

[@outlawRTP]

Bwahahaha Have always been impressed with how well my fur babies have me trained.

[@judithgentry9292]

Ha ha. Such smart humans.

[@cynthianemec9617]

I was at a greenhouse with my kids shopping for plants. We stopped in front of a cage with a bird and I said to the kids, “I wonder if this bird can talk?”. The bird replied, “birds can’t talk” right on cue.

[@jakestevens3788]

Video or it didn’t happen

[@lattisheniii4386]

@@jakestevens3788 🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂

[@scottcupp8129]

Birds are amazing creatures, especially Parrots. I remember one time, I was in a store with my parents back in the late 70's. It was a type of thrift store but the owner had a miner bird. I got lost and called for my mom and dad. The bird mimicked the tone of my voice and vocal articulation PERFECTLY. SO perfectly in fact. that my parents went to the sound of the bird's voice expecting to find me.

[@stealthattack2209]

Hahaha

[@ardaoguzhan8181]

@@jakestevens3788 Do you actually think it happened? If you do he got you good lol

[@michaelpalmer0150]

That laugh is like a middle aged woman who's had too much wine. I know this because I have aunts who love wine.

[@sluggo3slug]

And who’s in the mood for some love, I’d add 💗

[@magolorian]

@@sluggo3slug what the heck

[@DaddyDaGuido]

I kinda thought it sounded like a woman who was being tickled

[@dragonempress8367]

@@sluggo3slug please, stop.

[@MLBlue30]

@@sluggo3slug Even old Aunt's need love.

[@robertsides3626]

The saddest part about these long lived birds is that people do tend to inherit them from deceased relatives. So you sometimes hear them echoing the voice of loved ones that have passed. Well, until you hear your late grandma telling you to shut the hell up.

[@Crab.with.abs.]

Or worse . Knowing these birds should live for so long but end up dying far too early due to bad owners

[@DukeofGames50]

I like to imagine the deceased grandpa: god damn bird!

[@mercurylady436]

I'm thinking when the bird is laughing, that's this person's mother's laugh it learned to mimic.

[@ryguy8054]

@@Crab.with.abs. True, but thankfully this Amazon looks very well cared for.

[@imslothed]

Now that you mention it I could not get a bird that would mock. I’d lose it if they mocked a passed love one

[@rhyanlumilay6317]

Imagine a thief that attempts to go inside your house expecting that it's empty and suddenly your parrot starts to laugh like that.

[@jamestaylor2478]

If I broke into a house and heard laughing I would immediately get the fuck out

[@Kaleestraza]

There was actually a case where a parrot learned to say "Help me!!!!" to get its owners attention. It did it once when the delivery man was dropping off a package and he called the cops 😂

[@gispaAPRN]

My first thoughts when I heard this!! Can you imagine being the thief hearing this?!! Lol.

[@andreasballe7470]

James Taylor I knew a thief, he actually experienced that with my old neighbor who was a recently widowed 60 year old woman, who was considered to have gone a bit crazy.

[@stealthattack2209]

LOL

[@donquixote2072]

My grandpa had a parrot for 40 years, its favorite thing to say was: "SHUT THE DOOR!"

[@kamicrum4408]

Maje me want to say Yes! Dad!.i did!

[@zealtielandreas8217]

what parrot species??

[@annebruecks7381]

They must have been best friends!

[@sandspar]

New use for a parrot, thx!

[@Ry-lx2kl]

We had a parrot and a pool when I was a kid. "Shut the door" was it's favorite expression.

[@ZippyThePinhead]

When I was very young the pet section of a store we'd go to had a talking Myna Bird named Sam, and one of the things he used say in a surprised voice was "FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS?!!!" Which is what they wanted for him. So evidently he picked it up from some of the customers who went there. LOL

[@doyalikejazz8876]

That's the best thing ever

[@lauriewilson4741]

Very cute

[@AnarchyPenguin]

The first Macaw that was at the petstore I work at had been there for 3 months before I started and he was already starting to pick up the phrase “how much” I assume because it was easier than “6 and a half grand”

[@ZippyThePinhead]

@@AnarchyPenguin There are some smart birds available, but I'm not really a pet bird person. Their like kids in my opinion, they're great as long as they're someone else's, and they or I can go away. 😁

[@felipipon9108]

i used to have a parrot that screamed "HELP THEY TURNED ME INTO A PARROT"

[@lowlevelgrungus3381]

lol

[@olgacruz7198]

Lol that's priceless

[@starriderkittykat9064]

Lmao..omg that must have been hilarious hearing that.

[@brownieboy8405]

Omg that's hilarious 😂

[@nonamegirl2.71]

This comment is *so* underrated 🤣

[@dynadem3156]

I love how you can still hear the voices of her previous owners. It's weirdly beautiful in a way, like being able to listen to an old photograph.

[@thedredgod]

and it's like he's keeping them alive in a way

[@zathtanks]

@@thedredgod this csan be a bad thing too. my bird for awhile mimic'd my ex's voice saying some trigger phrases for me (ex assaulted me). I had to learn for my bird to ignore those phrases and really it was better for my healing than anything. he doesn't say those now tho.

[@meepmorp7142]

@@flamingrubys11 Let's not be insensitive shall we?

[@lizs606]

@@flamingrubys11 Gonna cry?

[@Rika731]

@@flamingrubys11 fuck you

[@breethomas9555]

My grandma had a parrot name Kiwi that would charge at her small dogs with its wings extended laughing maniacally. The dogs were super scared of him 🤣 He’d also laugh like a madman right before biting you and chasing you.

[@cfrandre8319]

That bird had been abused and learned to fight back. Or he was just a badass. Some are, just like people.

[@TheOctabreaker]

Jesus Christ that sounds terrifying 😂

[@stephenhensley5631]

My kind of bird.

[@daynevickers1079]

My Mother's bird Bart used to call out my Dad's name, 'Wayne', three times in a row, in Mom's EXACT voice, increasingly loud and increasingly emphatic (something Bart learned from hearing her), making Dad run thru the house to see what was wrong... it was hilarious to everyone but my Dad.

[@alyshawashington9600]

I looked up the Instagram account and saw that she passed in July. May she Rest In Peace!

[@kevinallin38]

R.i.p ❤️

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

And I'm crushed now :(. But I really do believe that God takes animals to Heaven, so it's ok!

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

@@kidzbop38isstraightfire92 he does. She’s flying higher than we can imagine now.

[@SHINdanny]

@@RogueT-Rex8468 hahaha, no

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

@@SHINdanny hahah. Yes.

[@hotaruishere2133]

it's incredibly humorous to hear the parrot "laugh" while just standing idly in its cage alone xD

[@tednugent8501]

A little bit spooky man.

[@Weird_Alchemist42]

It's like it just got a joke that it heard 5 minutes ago.

[@yusufuralarslan627]

Thts spooky man...imagine you're a guest in tht house and ure alone in a room ...oh god

[@CookiieMonstrr]

Omg I love it, it's when they do that menacing laugh where they extend the "ahhhhh-haa-haa-haaa-haaaaaa" is when it get's terrifying, especially if they have a blanket covering their enclosures, omg 😂

[@CookiieMonstrr]

Perfect example right here oh my god, even has a smokers cough too I'm dying!!! 😂😂😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gl7XdX97d7J9gLs

[@jonfklein]

The lesson is, don't call your wife's parrot a "god damn bird" when she's out.

[@patchdavis35]

Anyone who has ever been owned by a parrot has said "God Damned Bird" AT LEAST a couple times!

[@la196]

@@patchdavis35 Yeah, they either chew something up that's important or cherished, or they are just too loud in the morning or as the sun sets:) LOL

[@patchdavis35]

@@la196 I once read a description of Amazons' morning screaming as being, "The sound as if they have been set afire and are slowly burning."

[@TheDrexxus]

My mother had an African Grey and all that thing would ever do is mimic her laughter. She would spend hours every night watching stuff on TV that made her laugh, so that bird knew every one of her laughs and cackles and giggles.

[@iluvhorsez1700]

I'd literally cry if I was sleeping at someone's house and heard a witch cackling in the next room 😂

[@raefrater4172]

Same, parrots are amazing creatures but I'd freak out if I heard this at any time of the day or night tbh😂

[@bouncyduckk]

lol imagine the laugh

[@Nixie_536]

💀🥀

[@BONERCRUSHER]

As a bird owner (African grey) I personally tune out literally everything he says now, I feel bad when people come over and get freaked out by the talking until I explain that our bird can talk.

[@harleythebeaglefriends4573]

My bird has startled people more than once.😂

[@lilmarque1]

Lol her voice sounds like it’s changing to the person she is mimicking. I hear an old man, young girl, and the wife. Am I tripping or not?

[@warpenguin6300]

True

[@RollerFoxx]

Birds don't have their own "voice" so they mimic ones they here.

[@Sanderus]

Pretty certain teaching the bird "God damn bird" was unintentional :P Parrots with weaker mimicking skills use their "own voice" so to speak, for instance Ara parrots. And aras can be very chatty as well, but they do not mimic the voice of the owner.

[@rstriker21]

Tightrope I feel like ring necks and cockatoos have a specific voice

[@ariahb7777]

Tightrope that’s literally what she said..

[@Guttergirl182]

In Germany, my Godmother had an AGray that learnt many 'smart' words. When somebody came to visit, he (Bimbo) would say "Hey! Fat ass!" Bimbo passed away at 40 years of age after a brief illness.

[@001TheMarksman001]

"Bombo"......huh?

[@davidcat1455]

Rapid onset lead poisoning? Administered by somebody with a fat ass?

[@chrisitl]

😂 that sounds hilarious sorry that he passed though

[@2618winslow]

My sister had a parrot that I taught to call the cat. He would call, "Here kitty kitty kitty. Come on kitty" He would do it over and over and it drove the cat nuts. LOL!

[@LittleKiva]

Cracking herself up is terrifying 😆

[@abanzahiri]

Imagine entering their house at night and u hear THIS..

[@Heather-oj7ps]

Yeah I'd freak out waking up to that bird laughing in the middle of the night. Then I'd probably start laughing with it lol

[@aitortilla5128]

I think it's adorable. You on the other hand...

[@pedrenric]

People who are used to live with parrots knows this becomes ordinary at some point

[@bedebe1]

HahahahhahHAHAHAHHAHAAH

[@frankgonzalez24]

My brother had an African Gray that would imitate the sound of the phone ringing and would say good morning fu**er.

[@wyattwilliams2457]

Someone in your family must have said it a lot.

[@mistypeaks1375]

Good morning fuhrer?

[@D1sturb3d.gh0u1]

@@mistypeaks1375 f u c k e r

[@pablomuzzobar8940]

@@D1sturb3d.gh0u1 FUCKER

[@D1sturb3d.gh0u1]

@@pablomuzzobar8940 Why do i take this so personal😺✨

[@Chance-ry1hq]

My yellow Nape died at 32. He had polyuria. The vet told us he wouldn’t live a year. He lived 32 glorious years. We miss him.

[@MoogieSRO]

Polyurea is a material used to make spandex, lol. What were you trying to say?

[@Chance-ry1hq]

@@MoogieSRO You’re an idiot. Go back to Google U and educate yourself.

[@JAYSWORLD300]

@@MoogieSRO dumb ass you are aye

[@scarletfox7080]

Listen, idk if that actually was a typo or a disease, but there was no reason to get like that. If they were wrong about it being a typo, you should’ve just explained it not got all defensive for no reason •_•

[@Chance-ry1hq]

@@scarletfox7080 Defensive? More like tired of stupid people leaving stupid comments.

[@KeepingOnTheWatch]

This bird is older than me but has no receding feather-line. Thanks for all the likes - a small consolation for going bald.

[@pr4208]

For real Lol. I'm 24 and have a receding hairline, damn genetics 😠

[@pr4208]

@Brad Viviviyal congrats Lol

[@pr4208]

@HorizonGaming791 lol yeah he is

[@jaydenlanser300]

This comment should have more likes wtf-

[@cemsengul16]

yeah it's not fair.

[@briantalbot1452]

"God damn bird" must've made the old man mad at him😂

[@fuzzjunky]

old guys say that kind of thing tho. jus playin. it's folksy

[@mishaa7263]

@Kevin Dorfman hahah that cracked me up. Most of it is high pitched, "whose a good girl, you're so cute, etc" then suddenly old grumpy man voice: "god d*mn bird"

[@Elizabeth-mt7uf]

That one caught me off guard the first time I watched it!🤣

[@cfrandre8319]

Probably a response to waking him up...

[@tomkeogh1106]

I had my lovely Lulu for over 40 years my heart is broken.Cherish every second you have with these super intelligent creatures. I miss her so much.

[@aniquinstark4347]

The amount of intelligence needed for them to listen to us and accurately reproduce what we're saying is absolutely mind boggling. Birds are super smart.

[@platannapipidae9621]

i like how every speaking bird has "pretty bird" in their vocabulary.

[@CircusFoxxo]

And "whatcha doin?" And "goddamn bird"

[@Tallie602]

Every time I hear pretty bird it reminds me of Dumb and Dumber lol

[@cfrandre8319]

@Val Masters It’s what they hear most, and it’s in every language.

[@harryhoffer9804]

do they know that THEY are the pretty bird?

[@sharongagnist6428]

"goddamn bird" isn't salty at all... I've heard birds say "c**t" "b itch"

[@spectrumspectre]

my great uncle had a parrot that would dip its beak in his beer, quickly get drunk, and proceeded to walk along the edge of the couch, fall off it, and say "f***ing damnit" 😂

[@VINCE-pp3es]

@@spectrumspectre sounds like it saw ur uncle do that one too many times

[@elevenpoisons2484]

Look up Ruby the African grey she's hilarious, a brittish potty mouth

[@opheliajocelyn]

mine sings bitch lasagna very late at night and if I come downstairs she says “what the FK is up Kyle”

[@sharongagnist6428]

@@spectrumspectre OMGosh i laughed so hard i scared my cat

[@seriouslystupidbricks]

I'll never forget this one NoSleep Podcast story about a woman inheriting a parrot and it beginning to mimic a creepy voices and sounds. Turns out, there was a peeping tom watching her everyday and the bird was repeating his sexual moans and comments about her. It's is one of the more legitimately terrifying stories they've ever had.

[@mikael2748]

holy shit that is creepy hahaha, where was the peeping tom?

[@seriouslystupidbricks]

@@mikael2748 he was outside the patio, always looking through the same window.

[@mikael2748]

@@seriouslystupidbricks crazy stuff... was it a true story?

[@seriouslystupidbricks]

@@mikael2748 oh, no man. Unfortunately not. Sorry if I mislead you. NoSleep Podcast is actually a well produced show that tells short fictional horror stories along with actual voice actors, original music and sound. Some of them are 5 minutes long, some are up to 2 hours, but while the quality of each story varies, the entire production as a whole is genuinely great.

[@mikael2748]

You weren't misleading! I was just wondering hahah. Ill check out the podcast!

[@RadicalJinx]

I had a yellow nape that looked just like this that died at 40 (just last year) and he spoke Spanish and English and would actually translate. He was amazing. I knew him my whole life and i miss him dearly.

[@Nasuto1702]

Imagine sleeping at night, and hearing the parrot downstears go " watcha doing?"

[@forzafan92]

how to scare someone with one sentence, lol

[@Allantitan]

Or worse when ya have a boyfriend/girlfriend over for some “alone time” and you hear the parrot go “watch a doing?”

[@brandonfoley7519]

Fuck that

[@catssaywoof3459]

Or laughing

[@bluetickbeagles116]

Scary af 🤣🤣

[@eileendonoghue9900]

The woman's laugh was priceless, it made me laugh.

[@cheesist6998]

*_non't_*

[@peanutbuttawaffle]

You Saw My Channel n’t

[@notsorryimabarb]

the women? i thought it was the bird..

[@sarahholland1375]

@@notsorryimabarb she's mimicking a womans laugh. They mimic voices, phrases & noises.

[@notsorryimabarb]

@@sarahholland1375 i.. know that

[@vegskater1741]

That was hilarious at the end, said in exactly the right tone of voice! LOL!!!

[@Momoka7]

50 years old ... that's so cool, and scary at the same time. My wife is sad for every dog she looses ... with a bird like that ... she would not need to worry ... but our kids would need to ... lol.

[@harrynac6017]

Must be strange to hear him mimicking your parents. Great you took him in. I'm kind of worried about all those videos of young birds. What will their future be like....

[@samanthakuznik5007]

The bird’s a female

[@ashlynboone_]

666th like

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

ab vevo I think that’s what the original commenter was worried about: the young parrots’ owners finding out how long they live and how much work they require and potentially deciding that they no longer want the parrot. I don’t think the commenter has an issue with birds; I think they’re worried about whether or not they have a good home.

[@hunterurban5465]

harry nac I feel like people don't realize how much effort and dedication a bird takes. I considered having one as a pet as I love to watch them do their own thing and they're really fun to interact with. Ultimately though they're not a good fit for my lifestyle. I can only imagine how those scared some birds get when they get passed around from owner to owner.

[@sunwukong2]

Personal experience: My bird is only, hmm....4 years old. He'll probably live until I'm almost 40, at least. The demographic of bird owners has become more well-read on their care, and much younger, like me. Also, a lot of people are adopting, and fostering parrots with owners who passed away. There's still a lot of homeless birds, and it's bad that animals are bred en masse in general, but it is getting better. Also, rule of thumb: Smaller birds live around 20, 30+ years, Larger birds live around 50, 60+ years. However their lifespan has increased insane amounts by learning more about parrots. Many people are told budgerigar parakeets only live about 5 or 10 years, and cockatiels 10 or 15, but as we go on, there's been more and more 13+ year old budgies, and 20, 25+ year old cockatiels.

[@joaniebaloney83]

Many years ago, there was pet store in a mall that I used to go to. They had a parrot named Chips who would sit on his perch and talk to customers. One day I was in the store and Chips was eating a peanut. He dropped the peanut and said "Oh shit!" I thought I was going to die laughing!

[@ZERO_O7X]

Wow, 50 years of a relationship is incredible to think about. 🥰

[@Channel-os4uk]

How does the parrot also manage to speak through its nose? Incredible.

[@lindawatt8070]

My Amazon is 50 years old too! And I love him sooo much I have had him for 45 years.

[@stevek-fn6wz]

Wow

[@Agnethatheredhairkid]

@@stevek-fn6wz Amazons in captivity have a lifespan of between 80-90 years, Steve.

[@Plectrudefy]

Life goals! 45 years is impressive.

[@deborahmerkerson1145]

@Jennifer 6strings There are many parrot rescue group that have birds in need of homes. I have a 26 year old Yellow Nape Amazon who has been with me 23 years. I rescued him from a man who said he was going to leave him in his cage on the side of the highway. I have no doubt he meant it. There are things you should know about having a bird as a family member but most of it is common sense like they need a good diet and proper environment. Some larger cities have clubs where you can learn from experienced owners. I got my first bird when I was 3 and have had one or more since. I can honestly stay that it has been a rewarding part of my life.

[@bethetruth1842]

That is Amazing and A Loving Bond to Keep him That Healthy! is an Outstanding Feat. Of Yours. Well done. Love and light. ♡♡ ♡♡

[@soupitimodoes1364]

I love it when parrots say “pretty pretty pretty pretty bird” ‘cause sometimes they go on forever with the “pretty” and it’s hysterical

[@graceindeswoods5090]

I love that too, and it's interesting that they repeat the 'pretty' and not 'bird', it shows that they are smart and know that adjectives can be repeated but not nouns 😅

[@jsabri6324]

My little quaker parrot does this too.

[@lizgawin899]

@BallOnEm PBS once my grandmother was insulting her looks and our cockatiel said 'pretty girl' out of nowhere. HAHA. My grandmother looks great for her age, she'll be 85 this year and people say she looks to be in her late 60s to early 70s.

[@LaydeeLia]

@@lizgawin899 - When I tell the elderly that they look great, they asked me, "Don't you mean for my age?" They really don't like hearing that phrase; it is *not* a compliment. It's the same as telling somebody that they look like crap, but just a bit better than all the other crappy-looking people. Please stop adding, "...for your age" -- nobody likes hearing that about themselves. How about just saying that your grandma is in her 80s and she looks great? I think she would really like that 😊

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

@Julie. I had a Quaker parrot.. He was a blast... Very loving... He even played with my cats..

[@coconut5971]

All the things this birdy says just shows how much it's been loved for the past 50 years❤️

[@laurakrajnikburick2731]

Of my goodness, that laughing really got me laughing. So adorable 🥰

[@utisti4976]

Wow, 50 years old? That's impressive. What an adorable and funny bird!

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

must have had continually good care, and love.

[@LindaEll89]

@@KindCountsDeb3773 Most important...good food and a lot of exercise/ time outside of her cage. :-)

[@shubverse]

Parrots actually live upto 130 years so that's epic

[@accountnolongerinuse2044]

They can live up to 75 :)

[@shubverse]

@@accountnolongerinuse2044 my book wrote that they live upto 135 :v maybe they didn't clear up the species I appreciate the correction tho, thanks :)

[@-fallenangel-2887]

0:45 *In a high-pitch child voice* "PRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTY" *Suddenly changes to demon voice* "Birb."

[@daytonhunt2406]

Not quite

[@TatsumiOga682]

Wow they nail the exact voice and accent of the person, I honestly couldn't tell what was said by the parrot and what by the human the first time I watched this

[@csguy3223]

She totally lived in some old guy’s house with an old wooden clock lol

[@gwenculver1040]

My dad had a bird when I was a child my dad would always ask “who’s a pretty bird” and the bird would reply saying “I’m a pretty birdie. I’m a pretty birdie” It was precious

[@user-bz7xb8tw4p]

he was like PRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTY PRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTY PRETTYPRETTYPRETTYPRETTYBIRD

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

rubbish I don't believe that for a second. Parrots mimic sounds but they don't have the capacity to construct language. So if you ask a bird a question and it answers in a constructive way...as you suggest, then it was still merely still just repeating what it has heard, and it was just a fluke that it sounded like an answer.

[@fullbeans983]

@@PetroicaRodinogaster264 type 'einstein parrot' into youtube and retract this comment, lol.

[@cfrandre8319]

@@PetroicaRodinogaster264 You are wrong. Do some research. Birds are far smarter than thought-especially corvids, who exhibit problem-solving when presented with something they want that is closed away. They will even fashion a tool-for example, fetch a twig to pry out something tasty, and if it isn’t long enough, they’ll go get a longer one; if it’s too long, they’ll nibble it down to size. They manipulate their environment and they teach others in their flock the same behaviour. Long-lived birds like parrots are bright and have long memories, excellent eye-sight, and natural talent for not just mimicry but using that mimicry in the wild, untaught. Ever heard of evolution? It’s still happening. Oh, and birds are what dinosaurs became. They prove brain SIZE is not the main factor in intelligence, as humans constantly prove. There have been excellent programmes, especially on NOVA thru PBS-US, and National Geographic. Don’t be so closed-minded.

[@rear_violation6351]

@@PetroicaRodinogaster264 some birds can infact african Grey's can use words in context with small phrases go check it up

[@FirstLast-dk2gc]

1:15 *laughs in previous owner*

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[@Krashnikov]

imagine hearing that laugh coming from the hallway in the middle of the night

[@OcelotlAlma13]

Imagine not knowing they can laugh like that and hearing that laugh in the middle of the night... JFC, That shyt would scare me

[@mattfranks4335]

I was expecting a usual 50 yr Olds rant about taxes, bad knees and that blasted government!

[@Dimstarfan]

Matt Franks l Current 50 year olds arenmt boomers.

[@CIorox_BIeach]

@Randall Paquet I talk like that (minus the bad knees) at 18. So does my mom. She's in her 40s. I think it's more regional, than generational.

[@valt1337]

bad knees at 50? wtf o.O

[@mattfranks4335]

@@valt1337 I'm guessing your not 50 .

[@xxxCrackerJack501xxx]

I taught a parrot to say "Fuck the government" and "Taxation is theft" many years ago, I hope he still says them from time to time wherever he is

[@hati6646]

It's feels so weird that this parrot is 30+ years older than me wtffff

[@cemsengul16]

Yeah it is going to start calling you sonny boy.

[@johnw2026]

Well... there's probably elephants, Gators, some varieties of snakes, sperm whales, turtles, and other long lived animals that are older than us as well.

[@thesnep4757]

@@johnw2026 We're used to those living for ages, hundreds of years in some cases. But parrots? We never expect parrots.

[@jamescanjuggle]

Same xD

[@lucasjackson2337]

Why is that weird to you?

[@tootsie5052]

That laughter is contagious.

[@abdulmuqsit7568]

Why do all talking parrots have the cutest voices

[@jci8972]

My budgie is starting to speak and it’s extremely disorienting hearing my voice from the other room & then realizing it’s him 🤣. They are clever beings & I am so thankful to have a little one be a part of my family.

[@DowntownSound1]

Really?...I've never heard a budgy speak

[@jci8972]

Oh they’re such little talkers! Look up Disco the budgie 🥰

[@ksol1460tv]

@@DowntownSound1 Budgies are INCREDIBLE talkers. They're smart af. I had one who lived to be 12 and had an incredible vocabulary. He knew what he was saying, too, they have associational thinking just like the bigger birds.

[@Lamrabetnouha]

ksol1460tv Yes they’re very smart (that might be their only flaw 😂) mine knows EXACTLY where to bite me and how to get my attention and annoy me

[@elel1461]

I love your repos of the youtobe

[@thomasdaily4363]

So parrots copy what they've heard, so I'm guessing she has heard the words "God Damned Bird" more than once!

[@galacticcactus5530]

There’s 2 types of bird parents: (1) Parents who have cussed out their bird at least once (2) Liars

[@emilynichols3645]

Well parrots are know to chew on everything they can get their beaks on LMAO also they pick up what they like/what excites them.

[@zombie-process7025]

LOL Anyone who's ever owned a bird has uttered some variant of that phrase at least a hundred times.

[@joesr31]

Knowing how noisy/messy they can be, I’m not surprised

[@Bambiisyourgirl]

My birds used to yell "shut tf upppp!" 😂😂😂 But then again we had 7 at one time so as soon as the sun rose until it was dark they were constantly screaming and yelling 😂

[@elisevautour6292]

That laughter really got me. 🤣💕🐦

[@alysonreyno8547]

Listening to her crack herself up made me laugh so hard, she’s gorgeous!

[@mushroomsheep2183]

How is that relevant.....

[@orphansparrow2]

As someone who used to work at a parrot rescue, this video brings joy to my heart. She's obviously very loved, and that clean cage!!

[@user-kk4lt6kq8x]

Just gotta say, her laughing cracked me up! 😂😂😂. So mind blowing that these beautiful birds have such long lifespans.

[@halimakimathi4189]

1:02 : lol I like how he said " hey baaaby" And the laughter had me crying

[@tonguepetals]

It’s really something else to hear a parrot busting a gut laughing. Oh, this made my 2020.

[@GG-ub4ej]

Not much competition for that this year.

[@Jaygirl273]

I have a 70 year old called boy birb. Rescued him from a lady that had all the time in the world for her horses, but no time for boy to feed him, let him have flight time(free time out of his cage, , buy him a strong bedroom(cage) and toys, og cage was ment for a budgie, old and very dirty, he had 1 toy, a budgie mirror. His claws where so over grown he couldn’t move, his purchase where for a budgie, he had no strength in his feetAnd on top of all of that her huge dog kept trying to attack poor boy birb. Now he’s a happy boy, has lots of toys, a large bedroom, good food, lots of head scratch’s, treats, and strong feet, and a young bird sister from a different mister, a Congo African gray called Ella

[@blaidencortel]

Jaygirl273 Folks like you make me reconsider hating humanity. Maybe there’s hope for us all (humans, animals and the world).

[@tshiololiai6135]

🇨🇩🇨🇩

[@Jaygirl273]

blaidencortel I understand completely, I also have a old fully grown spur thigh tortoise called freya, another rescue, who was kept outside all year round, in a rabbit hutch, attached by a dog, had very very bad mouth rot and a eye infection when I got her, I’ could tell something was wrong with her, when she wouldn’t eat or drink, thank goodness for strawberries, the juice gave her a bit of energy (I got her late Friday evening)so I had to wait till Monday, to get her to the vet, the vet told me if I’ hadn’t brought her in when I did she would’ve died, the amount of nasty stuff he had to remove from her mouth and the pain she must of been in still makes me cry, fre-yas mouth was raw under all the nasty,the vet gave her a injection of antibiotics, and I had to give her oral pain meds and antibiotics for a month, I could tell immediately when she started feeling better, the vet also told me she’s blind in one eye,caused by the eye infection not being treated for god knows how long, she was also over weight from only eating her hay bedding (at lest she had something to eat), she also had no access to water, poor being was so dehydrated, I have no idea how old she is, the vet just said old. Now Freya’s a very healthy house tortoise, living in a very big indoor rabbit cage, with a water tray that I call her swimming pool(it’s deep enough that she can drink, but no drown) in my bedroom, the first time I put her on grass my poor daughtus ( my daughter tortoise, every though she’s a lot older then me, 26), on grass she hid in her shell, we are working on building her confidence, and getting her used to grass, it’s a work in progress, I have other nickname for Freya, my shellbumkin, I called her fre-ya, because she’s free yay, from neglect, her full name is Freya petal and I love her with all my heart, she’s such a sweet lady tortoise, I might upload a few videos onto my KZbin if anyone is interested, I have a few other rescue animal family members, animals are family in my home

[@kkh92009]

Jaygirl273 do post some vids of Freya!

[@novajuventa865]

You are a beautiful human being for taking in and caring for these poor animals. Bless you and hope that Karma brings you good fortune.

[@mouseofficial1129]

When she was laughing and then screamed Sent me over the EDGE 😂😂😂

[@Weinmaste]

Cracking herself up cracked me up!!!! I needed a good laugh!

[@candycemalfoy-clarke1505]

Imagine hearing that laugh when you are home alone at night and realize you dont have a parrot...

[@solomonstello]

Don't even. 😬

[@thomasmelcher753]

Some cheeks are about to get clapped 😳👏🦵

[@smoothmt2012]

@@thomasmelcher753 lol

[@lexia9464]

@@thomasmelcher753 What 💀

[@JackFlashP]

Damn 😶

[@MaxPSVR]

Parrot “I want apple” Human “you want at cracker?” Parrot” tech support. I think my human is broken.”

[@joanmassat8938]

Exactly what I thought!

[@SeliahK]

Yes! LOL!

[@roxanneweichinger9318]

😂

[@la196]

It's not often to see a 50 yr old parrot thats been around human behavior all this time:). Pretty cool! Of course since you inherited from your parents, it's most likely you hear your parents a lot through this little guys voicing:). I'm sure they were hoping you would take over when that time arrived. It's a huge responsibility for sure. Amazing to have such an extensive vocabulary. The African Greys definitely have a large vocabulary too:). They're great to have around although a little noisy at sun up and sundown:). Surprise... I bet you didn't notice that yet? You know I'm kidding around. LOL These birds are so social, it's great that you adopted him:) Thanks for sharing:)

[@junior1565431]

It’s interesting the birds able to recreate the sound of her owners laugh, you can tell it’s not a laugh from the stomach, but it somehow still sounds like it is!

[@larrypachuau]

1:14 imagine if it does something like this around 2 am 😬

[@jessieg58]

My mom has a blue and gold macaw who does that in the middle of the night. Even sounds the same!

[@geraltofrivia323]

id think the Joker broke in.

[@dreamingcode]

Downstairs in the dark

[@elevenpoisons2484]

i would mind the joker breaking in my house

[@elevenpoisons2484]

*wouldn't

[@chrisk8187]

"Tic took" and "cracking up" were surreal!!! Thanks!

[@GetRekt-bw6pu]

*Tick tock

[@ededwards6260]

Knowing that bird is cracking herself up while mimicking you is about the funniest thing ever

[@simplee6532]

OMG, she is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. WOW, I had NO idea that birds could be so smart and talk. She's pretty special. Blessings to you pretty bird !!!

[@ExSkyCyclePilot]

Regarding that "salty" phrase at the end... When a parrot bites you, what you say in response WILL be repeated by the bird later on. Count on it!!!

[@lloydlandrum3040]

Seems to be a common thing .. not always true but seems to be one of those 9 times out of 10 it happens to be true things

[@butterflylady8875]

Michael Gilbert I was thinking more along the lines that the man got pooped on LOL

[@mareedonahue8310]

My mom's African grey would bite you, yell NO! and then cackle maniacally.

[@pianochannel100]

I have a sun conure that is told "no bite" when he does nip us hard enough to warrant scolding and beak holding. Anyway, whenever someone does something that annoys him, i.e. too much scratching, they are told "no bite"

[@wildflower7975]

@@pianochannel100 love Sun Conures! Funny story.

[@onmyworkbench7000]

Back in the 80's I had an African ringneck that would mimic an old dial up modem.

[@radreviewz9482]

That must have been about as nice as it sounds.

[@sshep86]

That sound is burnt into my memory. It's almost a nastalgic sound for me.

[@lordofthewasteland4525]

This parrot has more personality and character than most people in the world.

[@Nekr0n35]

How did you meet the most people in the world?

[@Krozahl]

*0-O;*

[@kuhle1337]

@@Nekr0n35 im sure it has more than you ;x

[@ketokarine9202]

I'm crying 😢 I miss my Kelly bird. He was very old and talked up a storm. He looks and sounded just like this baby. How sweet. RIP Kellybelly bird. His favorite food was sharp chedder cheese and loved to sing opera and scare grown men.

[@ThatsnewsTV]

Birds don't just copy laughter. I was watching a video on KZbin and our parrot (who was stood on my shoulder) started rocking from side to side, laughing really hard. My attention had been diverted for a second, I looked at the monitor and when I saw what our parrot was watching, I realised it was funny and I started to laugh. But she began to laugh first...

[@VINCE-pp3es]

thats interesting

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

@BallOnEm PBS They can associate things together. Another string of comments was people talking about how their birds when upset will repeat what you say to them when you are upset (even if it doesn't apply.) One person said their bird will say "Don't bite" if someone scratches them or annoys them for too long (because they would tell the bird not to bite when it did something wrong.) Some birds do seem to have mild comprehension though, but a lot of it is probably just associating things together.

[@Dehinina]

@@haruhirogrimgar6047 they definitely understand to a degree. The same as a young child - regardless of the words set they have an innate understanding of grammar just like us. Very cool.

[@forasago]

I think your bird predicted that you were about to laugh. laughter is just another song to her. she wanted to sing along with you and since she already knew what song you were about to start she beat you to the punch.

[@savgetz6794]

I will now have the confidence of a middle aged parrot. Referring to myself only in third person and always as pretty pretty pretty.

[@stiggles98]

I like to imagine she started laughing like that when you were out of house, and someone was up to some mischief. 😅

[@abrohamproductions8263]

Imagine reincarnation is real and this is the poor parrot trying to express his needs so he can live with less pain.

[@2eleven48]

That mimicry of a woman laughing her head off is sublime. So, OK, Baby isn't with us anymore, but she was remarkable and a joy while she lived.

[@feline256]

Prettyprettyprettyprettyprettypretty BIRD!!!

[@hallowstar4857]

I can't believe a parrots laughter is contagious

[@FandangoTV]

The was a parrot at my local zoo I haven't seen in about 10 years, but at some point long ago, a child must have passed by with one of those toy guns that make 20 different sound effects, the parrot emulated them perfectly for years and was the best part of the zoo.

[@savednorwegian]

1:22 When you think of something funny when being around people and can't hold it in

[@ostsarahb7466]

Underrated comment XD

[@savednorwegian]

@@ostsarahb7466 Hehe, ty

[@kimhorton6109]

In Shreveport once I was on my girlfriend’s porch when I heard someone say “Help Me, Help me!” I went over to the west side of the house where an older lady lived. She had a fence gate there though the fence was long gone and a concrete drive. In the drive was a puddle that , due to settling wasn’t big but was extensive. In this puddle was a parrot the lady had inherited because her husband had died some years before. I think she had put him on the gate to get some air while she took a nap. The poor bird was standing in a shallow part of the puddle going from foot to foot. When he raised a foot he would say “Help Me!” Then go to the other foot with the same refrain. I got to know him a bit while my soon to be wife lived in this duplex an learned that the two of them(the older lady and the parrot) didn’t have the best of relationships. Sometimes when we were eating dinner in my GF’s appt we would hear the elderly lady talking to the parrot. He would say things like “You old bat” and she would come back with something smart like “shut up.”

[@thesacredmom2784]

Her laughing 😃 made me Crack Up! Ty for sharing her with us, parrots 🦜 are amazing!

[@silverstuff182]

There is a Greek restaurant in Detroit, MI which had a parrot for 80 years. When I was in high school there we'd go to the restaurant after school and he'd sit on the booth behind us. He died some years after that. He was so amazing.

[@DeadAlcoholZombie]

I loved when she mimicked laughter. She seems to live in a place with generally friendly and loving people :3

[@AnOtherChoosenOne]

"how are you?" "Good. How are you?" Now he needs to learn "good. How are you?" And you're stuck in an endless loop of conversation

[@mermer58]

She should teach him Who's on first!

[@LR-kj8ec]

The loud laughter is both funny and scary haha

[@branjosnow6244]

A parrot is like an embarrassing answering machine that plays things you say behind closed doors, at random times of the day and in front of anyone. From this you know that laugh is the laugh of the lady as she watches something funny on the TV. And "God damned bird" , is when the guy gets woken up every night at 3 am. 🤣

[@puppypundit]

I'm "auntie" to a 33 year old YNA named Verdi and I hope that she stays as healthy as Baby when she gets to that age! You've done a great job of loving and caring for her.

[@playswithknives]

i have a 28 tear old African gray, he's a rescue, i'm like his 3rd owner (for 9 yrs). some nights when i come home from work at 11 pm to a dark apartment, i hear a woman's voice say, " you go potty! Good bird!". he may have been trained, but maybe he forgot. or he just likes to poop on me.

[@butterflylady8875]

Plays WithKnives you know they own you when… 😂😂😂

[@WhiteWolfBlackStar]

The laughter of this birb tells me somebody had a pretty good 50 years so far! 💋 Here's to 50 more #BabyBirb ✨🕊✨

[@theb3654]

We taught my friends Parrot all kinds of swears and drug references in High School. Now we are almost 40 and everytime I see the Parrot it lands on me and starts screaming 'Yay Ernie's got the goo'.

[@registereduser2059]

I had a friend who had one of these birds in his furniture store and the bird learned how to make the sound of the telephone ringing. You seriously couldn’t tell the bird from the phone. Fun times!!!

[@ghostl337]

I would freak out if I heard that laughing during the night lmao

[@EvilFookaire]

"Whatcha doing?" followed by that laugh.... yeah, that'd result in some violent bowel movements and an urgent need for clean clothes alright.

[@SinXJon]

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