• Question: Why do parrots mimic what we say?

    Asked by Izzy to Aimee on 14 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Aimee Goodall

      Aimee Goodall answered on 14 Nov 2015:

      In the wild parrots mimic each other, as there are no humans around to copy, but pet parrots do copy what we say.
      Some parrots are only able to copy sounds, like laughters, while others can copy whole sentences, which I think is really cool!
      They copy us as parrots learn the sounds they make over time, while other bird are born with the ability to make “bird sounds” at birth!

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