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Parrot owners say parrot is ‘attention-crazed’ and as intelligent as a human baby

Apollo is an African grey parrot with a deep love of peanuts and millions of social media followers. According to his owners, he also has the brainpower of a human child. “He’s very cheerful, very outgoing, he really wants to perform for everybody,” said Dalton Mason, one of Apollo’s owners. “He’s a show-off.” Subscribe to… Read More »

Parrots can play mobile games to get rich. Now researchers are working on how to design a bird-friendly tablet

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Parrots are smart, and some species have been found to have the problem-solving skills of a young child. So, if young children can use technology to some extent, why can’t parrots? Aiming to answer why… Read More »