Talking Parrot Trying to Say "Plastic"

Apollo practicing on the tree perch mid June 2024, He's really trying hard to finish up learning "plastic".
Apollo is our 4 year-old African Grey parrot we've had since December 2020.
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[@Neaner-nt5ux]

I really like watching Apollo just being Apollo. Singing and practicing is just too darn cute 🥰

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

Same. 🥰it’s always a big highlight for me ☺️

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

Except i also absolutely appreciate Tori’s editing skills… (she’s probably sitting there just rolling her eyes having to hear all of the ‘in between’ her editing parts 24/7) ☺️😄

[@Lemon_Inspector]

"Oh my God! Dalton, a bomb!" "A BOMB!?"

[@maddylmaz4627]

My vision is augmented😎

[@PKspectre]

The random Mario screams always get me lmfao

[@InevitableUniverse]

Appollo's got me saying "its a BUG" whenever a bug is mentioned 😂 i love him

[@meaninglessvalue7778]

I'm constantly walking around saying HEY OI NO CHEWIN!

[@ellalella1]

I told my husband yesterday that I saw a snake and I got a "it's a bug!" from him...

[@allosch9]

I say this and 'this is a PLANT' a lot 😂

[@mirasobson5162]

Me n my bf too lol .. always makes us laugh 😂

[@carebearszoo]

I love how he bops to his own beat 🤣🤣

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

As we all should 😄

[@reformCopyright]

T h r o w p l a s t i c b o t t l e

[@griffyt209]

So glad that SUCC is still in his vocabulary

[@BlueHeart-sl5zn]

I love watching your videos Apollo 😍😍😍

[@KillerCaitie]

I love that he picked up "Hat" so much. My favourite Iago line,

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

I ❤when Apollo says “it’s a bug” ☺️

[@Justicia007]

Love it, but I immediately turn away before I can see some disgusting bug up close..lol 😂

[@virtualrapture]

I love it when he does the Law and Order noise and looks at the camera 😂

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

I never noticed that before. that’s awesome 😄👍

[@Wdavidmetzger]

Fascinating animals. Just like a toddler. These are the words that have been poured in to me and here they come back at you.

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

Whenever he says “Soleil” he sounds exactly like Tori

[@coolnessfactor1]

Well, someone found the "shrock stash" again.

[@krielkip]

I don't know if it's a little bald spot under his beak but now you can see how impressive his throat-action is 😍

[@birjo1568]

All african greys have bald spot on throat

[@PanHoover882]

7:40 - Well, now we know that he can say "Dalton"

[@Algo1]

"What's the matter? It's loud" Love it.

[@jamesliebone]

Where did apollo pickup the mario “waaahhh!” from? It sounds just like super mario sunshine

[@spacehead4725]

Tori probably

[@jamesliebone]

@@spacehead4725 lol

[@suzannemenuet947]

They play video games, so he probably got it from that. Or Tori, as someone said😂

[@HarleyMaebry]

I always love Apollo’s Mario “WAOOOOOOH!”’s!

[@Gturtle10x]

I like it when he does the chicken noise🐓

[@juliezwick8930]

He out here saying stuff

[@vittya4373]

He mimics the owners' voice tone as well 🙏❤

[@trusttech9942]

Apollo and his cute Frens are absolutely adorable.

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

Voices in my head be like

[@spacehead4725]

‘Bop bop bird’

[@Sploberrie]

He loves Soleil 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@danielj3010]

"Wanna take a shower?"

[@CarlDalach-px4cj]

Magnificent. What an awesome fellow!

[@Gargarismi]

1:13 "workin'on Bro! Workin'on..." 😮😂

[@marybethmooney7490]

Such a good boy 🎉Doing all his homework 🦜

[@janeporter818]

Apollo is so cute ❤

[@theresarandall7448]

😅😅😂😂😅😊😊😅😂my mind at 3AM 🤪

[@s.crawford12]

Looks like is "pour water" outside. "This is a bug" is getting wet out there.

[@davidca96]

pull aaaaa ssss, pull asssss, pull EH ssss PLAST

[@theresarandall7448]

❤❤❤❤❤APOLLO'S JUST TOO DARN ADORABLE AND SMART AND ADORABLE FOR THIS WORLD 😊

[@maricampari3970]

6:22 Found a rare "Touch Purple" my favorite! 7:02 Purple touching fans eating good today.

[@angelwh1spers]

he's so cute 😭💕 his little dances!

[@Cloudfetti]

Oh man, Apollo’s singing and dancing is just too cute 🥰💕

[@GottWaffe]

Hæt, block *duh duh*

[@CatGold5047]

Aww, he sings beautifully

[@chiaroscuro3223]

He covered his entire repertoire! What is "hat block"? Why is he putting those words together so much?

[@sempersolus5511]

It's when they put a block on his head

[@charliecamelia3601]

Also omg I have not seen Apollos white pantaloons before !!

[@myownprivatejoke]

"Apollo, that's a _bad_ word."

[@charliecamelia3601]

Hat- even scary all alone, with no hats

[@Manuel-i4w]

Coming Soon: What's the block made of? "Plastic" Good job!

[@shonagiffen4913]

I just love Apollo and your gorgeous birds ❤❤❤

[@tanyatorres117]

OMG the bebopping! ❤❤❤

[@rentworth]

this one goes out to all the Albertos out there 3:55

[@AIvey-qs1so]

The range of his vocabulary and different sounds is Amazing! Well loved bird-kid 😁 Glad we could spend a few minutes with Apollo 😊

[@loristoneking5711]

Wanna earn a pistache.

[@Ringcaat]

7:16 Peewee Herman impression

[@reconr5186]

Someone get this distinguished gentleman a hat🎩

[@frhux7588]

I hear Tori singing, "Buh, buh, buh- BIRRRD!" He must love that little tune! 😅

[@danielj3010]

"What's up bro?"

[@perrosovietico7131]

"It's a, buh- Black."

[@Nicolas_Cage_Bees]

H A T B L O C K

[@RudbekiaYouonimus]

Is it just me, or does he start sining the theme to Sanford and Sons a few times (e,g, at 2:59).

[@jmkqfnvyl87]

Wario: waagh! 😊

[@tinaostwald5780]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@greatPretender79]

He... said it!?!?! 7:00

[@reformCopyright]

Does Apollo know his own color?

[@btdxpm]

Of course, it’s Shrrrrok

[@newdawn1968]

Cat walk, cat bowl, I love him so much, I love how he practices by himself he's so freakin smart 😊❤ ( I think it's hat walk hat bowl but he sure is catching the C in those 2 words pretty hard 😊

[@whateverfever]

clo plask

[@sonia625]

4:06 why is he so good at doing a chicken impression? 😂 also, 5:37 I love how he imitates a phone sound 😂

[@jeanettelebarron3306]

Where's the off switch? 😊 Nightime?

[@Hdjwjzjaiahznsjwu]

0:41 was that a Mario sound?? 😭 think I hear some Luigi “wahs” a little after too

[@bastetowl3258]

he’s malfunctioning 😅

[@elyen1151]

😄😆🥰😍😘💕

[@themortimerclan2187]

what was your first bird

[@kwren-od3si]

Has Pepperberg seen the Apollo videos? If so, did she comment?

[@RockinDbop1]

GLOCK

[@danlemwil6816]

Love to watch Apollo. Like everybody else I'm endeared by his pronunciation of "metal", "it's a bug" and so on. But the videos where he's (mostly) on his own give me pause. Is he ever quiet for one minute when he's awake? He just keeps uttering all the terms he learned in one stream, like a madman would. Looks like he's been overfed with signals and stimuli. No animal (incl. man and bird) can be thought of as healthy if it cannot be quiet for half an hour, or at least a couple of minutes, by its own choosing. Hope I'm wrong.

[@Flizflazz]

Most birds, especially parrots, are near constant noise makers. It’s normal. I only worried about mine when they got quiet because it meant they were sick or up to something they knew I didn’t want them to do.

[@LunaRuna212]

If you pay close attention, you'll notice that there are cuts in this video, which suggests this isn't a full-length recording of him CONSTANTLY making noise. They just cut the moments together where he does say something interesting. I'd assume that Apollo has his quiet moments too, but from what I heard from other parrot owners - parrots are very noisy animals by nature. If anything his owners are doing a great job of providing him with cognitive enrichment through this training. It keeps his gears running and helps him be happy indoors.

[@unemilifleur]

I like how your a bird expert. And extrapoling a bit from a 8 minutes long video that has cuts in it

[@7ennifer]

No this is entirely normal for birds. Listen to wild birds, they are often nearly constantly communicating in their way too. They are very social animals... Like us! 😜

[@PollyDollyBabe]

Talking parrot 🦜 no it's Apollo ✅