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[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 191 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (15 children)

Their linguistic prowess is limited but hilarious.

My bird knows probably a dozen or more human vocalizations and their rough usage. He has maracas that he likes to fiddle with and sometimes he will tap it against his head, which makes it rattle, and he will say "stahp eht"(stop it). He has a hatred of things that rattle or jingle and he loves to destroy things to make them stop. He is trying to tell the maracas to stop making noise that he causes. He will approach a toy that rattles and will say "stahp eht", and then pick it up or knock it about as if telling it to not make noise will make it not make noise; entirely absent is the concept that he is causing it to make noise.

It is quite funny to be told by a 63g bird to "shaddap" when the TV is too loud for him to sleep in his covered cage at night.

I do wish he would use "bed tyme" more appropriately for when he wants to be put to bed and not just whenever he wants to take one of his 6-10 naps a day. Close enough for an Amazonian Hitler pigeon with a final solution to the rattle and jingle question, I guess.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That is so adorable, I want to hear him say "stahp eht" so badly, lol.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

He unfortunately is paranoid, skittish, and believes a phone can steal his soul; so recording him doing cute stuff is nigh impossible. If I can catch him in the act and remember, you'll get delivery.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

neigh impossible

Bird is horse?

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

All of grammar, and punctuation really; it would be easier if I wasnt so Stoopid?

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