There MUST Be a Bug

Spent way too long editing this. Hope y'all like it.
Apollo is our Talking African Grey parrot, hatched April 2019, we've had him since December 2020.
Founder of Shrock and renowned GLASS connoisseur.
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[@JohnCena8351]

I'm so used to this little fella talking, that it sounds weirder to me when he makes bird noises than when he make human noises.

[@Modernsour19]

Definitely did the first time, now im fascinated by his calls as well as his speech

[@greatPretender79]

@@JohnCena8351 can't see OP.. sorry

[@neuroqueercoach]

I like that I can tell which one of them taught him words and phrases based on how he repeats them. 😂💕

[@wingedkubrodon8458]

It sounds weirder when he makes those weird bird calls mixed with human noise it just… it scares me.

[@kaik168]

It's so interesting to see him continue to attempt to say "plastic" unprompted these past months. He hasn't forgotten about it, which is interesting.

[@ApolloandFrens]

Yeah, it's amazing Apollo's been working on it for almost a year now, and is finally getting really close.

[@TransistorizedCharlie]

@@ApolloandFrens P. L. A. Plask.

[@milene_godinho]

Hat​@@ApolloandFrens

[@pancitogameplay]

@@ApolloandFrens*bo tt le*

[@uuamenator]

@@ApolloandFrens do you ever think too many words starting with Bo and sound similar confuse Apollo too much? Have you tried to give him an even spread of words starting with different letters? Oh i also wondered if you tried drawing for Apollo? Or try to teach him what numbers mean? 1 Pistack 2 pistack

[@TransistorizedCharlie]

I absolutely love the editing, especially when it mocks him *hits ceramic(?) bowl* "Metal." *Bowl becomes metal* "Glass" *Bowl becomes glass*

[@RC-gd7nt]

It was so good and really fun

[@james100uk]

bro ussed gmod material tool

[@TransistorizedCharlie]

@@james100uk Lmao

[@james100uk]

@@TransistorizedCharlie :)

[@itskdog]

China is glass in what they're teaching Apollo (mugs, etc.), though that bowl might be rock, I'm not sure.

[@dabatman5187]

Oh no, he’s becoming too smart. He’s making his own language

[@madduxnagel6935]

What happens when you open Shrock’s Box

[@legend-ir9gg]

@@madduxnagel6935 when I heard shrock the first time I was dying 🤣🤣🤣

[@musicingflowing]

Wingdinglish

[@ArmchairDeity]

I swear I heard part of that part in an Australian accent! 😂

[@Spxwn_Official]

Just like yabujin

[@madduxnagel6935]

HE LEARNED BOX Once you open Shrock’s Box, there’s no closing it

[@Alixir1228]

Telling himself he said a bad word 😭.

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

@Alixir1228 like in other videos where he says "No Chewin'!" As he chews on stuff. He knows the actions and phrases go together, just not why.

[@TieDyeVikki]

@@RipOffProductionsLLC Oh he knows why. Just because he's "parroting" doesn't mean he doesn't understand what the words mean.

[@kittenmitten9430]

"oh yeah bruh, workout!" in a voice that was neither Dalton's nor Tori's sent me

[@kbaylor123]

Haha WarioWare?

[@themosaicshow]

timestamp?

[@kittenmitten9430]

@@themosaicshow 6:57

[@themosaicshow]

@@kittenmitten9430 oh dear god that’s terrifying 😭

[@lilmzjinx]

It’s so funny because you can tell which words he learned from Tory and which he learned from Dalton.

[@titicaca.]

how can you tell?

[@PebsBeans]

@@titicaca. he mimics the voice of whoever taught him the word

[@titicaca.]

@@PebsBeans oh didnt notice that, to me it all sounds like bird

[@greatPretender79]

Dude was like ok, I'm just gonna go ahead and say it. B A L L S

[@Slayr.]

*NI-*

[@kaimorton6232]

@@Slayr.._.

[@GutaniowiHailag]

@@Slayr.Nicht witzig, Bruder

[@sempersolus5511]

5:30 totally had me. If you're going to make it your life's mission to go over hours of footage of a bird practicing to find the best moments, you have to find fun in it wherever you can.

[@piratekit3941]

He's got so many words, and he's not shy about using them. Anything can be a hat if you try hard enough, Apollo! Even block.

[@mushroomsamba82]

3:40 "Wanna snack?" "You had a lot of snacks today." **angry cricket noises**

[@StormKoriHQ]

Must've been chewin corn and touching purple lately, he was ON ONE today 😂😂😂

[@akantiia]

Lmao, sounds like Apollo has sworn enough to learn how to repeat being told off about it 😂

[@lud3445]

Apollo, the best kindergarten teacher ever He even talks like a kindergarten kid

[@Colddirector]

Man parrots really are like toddlers - you buy them pricey toys and they ignore it for a plastic bottle or some other random trash lol

[@lacedupangel]

cats too!

[@GoddessHylia]

I swear the editing is getting funnier with every video, the zoom ins send me so hard 💀💀💀

[@kthom4595]

I love how he made that loud noise and confirmed that it was “so loud” 😂😂

[@candledapple]

I love these types of videos because it shows what other random stuff Apollo's picked up on apart from what he's normally quizzed on!!

[@LisaSmith-yb2uz]

Same 😉👍❣️

[@phanthomas1982]

"The numbers, Apollo! What do they mean?!"

[@douglaswolfen7820]

I think that's what he's trying to figure out

[@pandemic2024]

6:04 Look Dalton outside! I'm inside :(

[@Bruh-ob9mi]

Lmao he really sounded depressed about being inside, which I guess is understandable if you live in a place like Florida, where it’s too swampy and humid to step out for even a minute.

[@amjesla]

In Tori's voice 😅

[@freawaru321]

Love the editing! Well worth it. Randomly levitating up off the perch was my favorite, closely followed by Mirror-Apollo being the swear police

[@vahlok1426]

4:56 Okay, that caught me off guard!

[@stanleydodds9]

A perfect lego star wars yoda death sound.

[@TransistorizedCharlie]

The contrast is hilarious. The sudden change from "Ohh! :)" to *_"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"_*

[@gazepskotzs4]

Sounded like Tom from Tom and Jerry.

[@Alararar]

"So loud"

[@T-a-k-o-z]

Wingdings translation: "potatoes" "you're a bird" "Stay Hydrated" "I'm really glad" "You did this" "Perhaps Secrets Later" "a ploynater" "Hi KZbin!" "Gotdabadaydo"

[@Cress_Joku]

@@T-a-k-o-z thanks for the translation haha

[@TheTantabus.]

“You wanna snack?” “Touch purple” “BLOCK” Apollo WILL NOT tolerate Touch Purple.

[@phazonfish]

HE KNOW NUMBERS OTHER THAN FOUR NOW! No one bird should have all that power...

[@klatuk4u1]

OMG when he summoned Thunder I spit coffee all over my desk

[@Hamsterprogres]

Apollo is getting so good at talking he is so cute

[@Sarah-xw2ff]

An interesting experiment to try might be teaching your bird, "go on". I taught my Quaker that many decades ago and he managed to figure out that I meant, "OK I want you to do this activity". Whether it was eating the snack I put there for him, or perch on my finger, or go on play with the new toy I just gave him, or go on go out of the cage, I just opened the door. Very interesting because he really figured out the more complex meaning.

[@Greg_Rock]

One shudders to imagine what inhuman thoughts lie behind that beak... what dreams of chronic and sustained cruelty? "Touch Purple"

[@user-jc9sz2uo2w]

😂😂😂😂 I tell you , the eyes are just not easy to decipher, look cruel too, very cold!

[@jadedkitty728]

dang his tori impressions seem even more spot-on, don't know if it's acoustics or just him getting better at it

[@adurmus12]

Exact translations of wingdings subtitles (Lowercase, uppercase and punctuation included) 1:57 potatoes you're a bird Stay Hydrated 3:26 I'm really glad You did this 4:48 Perhaps Secrets Later 6:09 (Water) a ploynater 6:31 Hi KZbin! (water) 7:17 (Shtop.) Gotdagadaydo

[@Handduck6070]

Pronunciation: wtihha' s s, pati pépols, eswørkucmá, wa w'allá čirda, wtiȟá, oúti'patitós, [water] a plaƞityaṫer, st'ill b'tter túsh sh [water] shtop. ǧapadaṫaiȟú!!

[@CrustyMusty101]

So cool to learn that parrots’ native language is Wingdings ❤

[@angelwh1spers]

i love his little songs so much

[@StrikeFear13]

That thumbnail lol. "This parrot knows things big pharma DOES NOT want you to hear!"

[@glubtier]

4754... Is that your PIN, Apollo? 😂

[@RabidNemo]

Launch codes

[@thebeaver2243]

Secret pistash vault code

[@TieDyeVikki]

At first I thought maybe they were trying to teach him their phone number incase he ever got lost. But I know they're trying to teach him sequential numbers right now, and trying to teach both at the same time would be very confusing. Plus even if they do teach him their phone number, I don't think they'd broadcast even a portion of it to the world. Since he's trying to learn sequential numbers, maybe it would be better to teach him his address incase he ever got lost. 💡

[@stillhere1425]

The last four digits of his social security number

[@spiritbaki108]

@@glubtier No but 1223 is the number to the safe

[@TamaraKane]

He sees the color white and wants to paint it black. 🎶

[@gilliganallmighty3]

No purple anymore, he chooses the black.

[@Jwpeditz2169]

Of course he is the best talking parrot how could he not be?

[@docinparadise]

Lots of parrots on KZbin have a much bigger vocabulary - but he seems to get answers right more often.

[@Colddirector]

@@docinparadise Yeah but none of them know about Wario or the joys of touching purple.

[@TamaraKane]

​@@docinparadise maybe so, but he's still a youngster compared to many of those birds, some of whom are 25-40 years old. All awesome birds, though! (Even if Apollo is my favorite 😊)

[@karolinedemon]

@@docinparadisehes still my favourite

[@Blue_Lugia]

Einstein is a good talker too. You should check his channel.

[@Sam-uq3qw]

I love the way he says “ooh”

[@wickeddelight]

I ADORE this with the images to go along with what Apollo's saying. I cackled when Shrek turned purple! And the part where Apollo had stink lines and flies reminded me, whatever happened to the evil rock?

[@whittytheboomer4789]

Me hearing apollo say more number's instead of him just saying 4: *GASP* hes learning new numbers good bird *gives him a snack*

[@reMote_prototype]

2:00 "Beware of the bird that speaks in wings" - River guy

[@madduxnagel6935]

🏱︎☹︎✌︎💧︎😐︎

[@SpyderGnat]

that gibberish he is saying is called "human noises". it is often the step between chirping and talking in parrots and parrakeets.

[@KristiStratton-gc9hw]

6:35 rrrrk buck buck RRRRRRRKKKK *now you’re a chicken!*

[@alisonsoifer4191]

Made of clock gets me every time because I just laugh

[@tadesubaru1383]

The edit in this video is sending me. Peak comedy editing right there. Thanks Apollo, you never fail to amuse us!

[@Quartz512_]

3:26 Clearly saying "Oh you wanna check out that"

[@julietrask7497]

I think Apollo is giving you the winning lottery numbers 😮

[@danielgamer4life]

Apollo takes the meaning of "entertain yourself" to the next level!

[@NotGeri]

Love the editing ♥

[@nicolewalker6894]

Our perfect little alien. With his constant use of "Ope," I'm pretty sure he is a Midwestern King. ❤ AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@rookbirdblues]

I love his parrot heiroglyphics! It reminds me of Gumi's half Japanese Gumish.

[@trevorhensley3185]

Gumi speaks the language of the Old Ones.

[@Whitesnake273]

It's actually a digital language called Wingdings lol

[@rookbirdblues]

​@@Whitesnake273I was talking about the sounds coming out of his beak, not what was onscreen 👍

[@monicaclark9581]

He can call Soleil? Apollo is quite energetic with his flapping

[@karolinedemon]

Yeah i was shrocked that he called for the other bird lol

[@mikedebakker5820]

6:57 Caught me offguard 😂😂

[@TieDyeVikki]

2:09........ Man's voice: "No he's not." Woman's voice: "Yes he is." 😊

[@delta7115]

The editing was really fun. I love his Wario impression.

[@TheAsharedhett]

It's amazing that Apollo is one of only two examples of non-human animals known to science to meaningfully ask a question.

[@karolinedemon]

Really?

[@TieDyeVikki]

That's outdated info. I guess you haven't been following the dogs and cats who communicate with buttons? They ask questions all the time. I don't mean just asking FOR stuff, I mean curiosity questions. They're like toddlers.

[@TheAsharedhett]

@@TieDyeVikki I'm not denying this, but could you link a source?

[@TieDyeVikki]

@@TheAsharedhett Not a specific source, there are no scientific papers yet, but there is a large university study, the first of it's kind, that's been going on for several years now with thousands of dogs and cats (and various other animals) enrolled who are learning to communicate with buttons. It was started by a speech-language pathologist who works with kids who communicate with AAC devices/speech tablets. She was getting a puppy and wondered what was possible. So her dog Stella started it, but then a sheepadoodle named Bunny became internet famous, followed by many more dogs, including her little brother Otter (standard poodle) who learned almost exclusively through observation. The first cat to learn buttons was an 11 year old named Billi who was amazing... she recently died, but there are several years of videos documenting her journey. She inspired a lot of people to teach their own cats buttons, and many can be found on KZbin, like Russell, Todd, and Foggy. Of course there are always the know-it-alls who say it's all a bunch of crap, they're just pressing random buttons, it's all about food and attention, operant conditioning, confirmation bias, blahblahblah... but the ones who stick around and keep watching usually end up being believers. Of course there are known flaws in an experiment like this, so the results may never be accepted by the scientific community, the same way Koko the gorilla was "debunked". Those same people don't like to talk about Kanzi the bonobo... if you're not familiar, look him up. Btw, I know of a parrot who is truly conversational, in fact I don't think he even does any mimicry... Vinny the galah/rose-breasted cockatoo on Marlene McCohen's channel... but he is extremely difficult to understand until you get used to him, so it mostly sounds like gibberish. Sorry I can't take the time to get you links to all this stuff (some channels don't allow links anyway and then the whole post gets removed), but if you search you should find everything easy enough.

[@randallwong7196]

He picks up 'whaaaaooh' from his humon mom.

[@Bruh-ob9mi]

That’s among my top five favorite Apollo noises! When I hear him say, “WAAAAOOOWWWW” my day is instantly made all better.

[@LetterForward]

"Oh shit!" "Apollo, that's a bad word." "Is it a bob?"

[@dl3472]

get him one of those AI assistants that turn on music and teach him how to put on songs

[@Coalislandmutt]

Imagine Teaching him how to turn on never gonna give you up lol.

[@emory5533]

Oh, wow! Apollo is only four? I thought he would have been a lot older with all the stuff he knows 😮 what a smart bird with great parents!!

[@benzotheclown1148]

❤these edits!!😅 He seems quite gentle compared to other grays that I've met

[@easternflower6476]

The editing is incredible here lol I’m loving the bok Choy 😂

[@merkel_user]

That parrot must live with a programmer working from home XD

[@merkel_user]

Bug bug bug XD

[@carys1009]

4:56 apollo literally made the lego yoda death sound and i'm absolutely WHEEZING edit: adjusting time stamp

[@marshanovita9263]

Apollo is absolutely precious and smart!!!!! My friend shared this video with me. I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TransistorizedCharlie]

1:57 Bro was speaking minecraft enchantment table

[@ØçëāñŠhåŕķ2334]

Beware the bird that speaks in hands

[@carollyles5924]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@laughingskullplayz6588]

2:22 balls caught me off guard 😂

[@DoctorStrange01]

That's what she said

[@MalachiJamesCole]

"4, 5, 6" Apollo: "Bugs"

[@anitaharaszti-kadar1515]

7:40 "✨oh im a bird✨ 🦃. 🦃🦃🦃🦃"

[@suetisdale7007]

Oh My Gosh So Cute I Love Your Grey African Parrot Videos ❤

[@Project_Kritical]

This is the best editing I’ve ever seen

[@antoniorovira8334]

him summoning the thunder was awesome 😂

[@gg_nugu]

The way he said "what color" sounded way too much like Dalton

[@nancyspungen556]

His "Soleil" and "Dalton outside" were dead-on Tori. I had to rewind it to make sure lol

[@jeanDarwin-zg8ql]

6:14 *kissing noises turn into laugh*

[@evalabisak6991]

1:49 he is still scared of hats 😂

[@yaboicolleen]

3:58 babe wake up new prescription bottle color just dropped

[@worm-king]

Apollo is great as always but I feel like the editing has stepped up considerably, very well done and adds a ton of humor to the video.

[@vain_x]

Very happy with the editing of this episode!!!

[@unitedearthfederation9216]

6:25 What did this bird witness...

[@DraxxDarlok]

At 2:27 I thought he was making the UFO sound from Close Encounters. 😆👽

[@jennyc1164]

It’s lovely seeing Apollo playing around with his bell. So relaxed. ❤

[@user-gh2ys6jb3u]

4754 is the parrot OTP 😮 😂

[@danesmith4227]

2:12 is that "Idiots"

[@Sarah-fy3qf]

I thought so too

[@TieDyeVikki]

Start at 2:08..... Man's voice: "No he's not." Woman's voice: "Yes he is."

[@bobapplebob9695]

Apollo's really starting to grok these new words, huh?

[@OGKel21]

1:26 First parrot to say ass :)

[@ZKtheMAN]

This is SURPRISINGLY well edited

[@TheDragonsRose]

What an expansive vocabulary. Always fun to listen to him :D

[@thepillcrow]

If Apollo can learn another language by messing about and getting treats then so can I. Thanks team ❤

[@marinelgiurgiu5029]

"Four seven five four" Apollo just launched the nuclear warheads, we will all be destroyed soon.

[@will.gallegos]

5:51 - I think Apollo might like Soleil...

[@gg_nugu]

So funny how it's just in Tori's voice lol

[@ni1u47]

love all the edits in this video :] they’re cute and funny

[@PeachysMom]

Oh it’s wonderful how when he says “Dalton outside” he says it in Tory’s exact voice. He’s such a great mimic! Cool bird

[@stinky2012]

4:28 hat block

[@SAINT_SaMS_fan]

@@stinky2012 hat block is best hat

[@Consural]

0:55 HE'S the one asking the questions now. how the turn tables.

[@matthewboire6843]

That’s smart

[@Minedub76]

It’s all fun and games until the bird learns the wingdings

[@93Panda93]

7:14 If my bird started shouting FIRE FIRE then i would actually have a panic attack regardless of whether or not there is a fire

[@raideurng2508]

Meanwhile the girls are having a whistling duel

[@BismarcksOtto]

02:24 Apollo, there is no need to train for becoming announcer of a Numbers Station. Very few pistach to the Ruble at the moment, and it's only getting worse.

[@samthepancake69]

suddenly had the thought of an ipad kid parrot, like a macaw that is on tiktok 24/7 and speaks only in memes 😂😂😂