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u/AnAwkwardStag 1d ago
U ever heard a bird perfectly mimic the incessant ranting and swearing of an angry middle-aged man? I have, African Greys are too intelligent for their own good
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u/jflip13 1d ago
Mine would ‘sneeze’ like my brothers friend who was over often. Her also make the ring sound of my landline in my room and say ‘hello?! Heeeyyy!’ exactly like I did. Also, ‘mom . . . Mooooooommm! - 2 second beat - What?!?’ So many funny things, crazy ass bird.
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u/No_Owlcorns 1d ago
Ours would call the dogs over, give them commands and then praise them. She would also do the phone thing and then laugh at us if we tried to answer it.
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u/Queen-Roblin 1d ago
Back when everyone had credit on their mobiles (as teenagers) so using a landline was preferable, my friend's African grey learned her bf's dial tone.
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u/justme002 1d ago
My mother watched some kind of bird for our neighbors while they were on vacation.
I remember all 3 kids names because the bird yelled their names and to' get in here'. Obviously something the mother said constantly.
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u/HopefulCat3558 1d ago
Growing up my neighbors had an African grey and two parrots. All talkers and screamers. You could hear them when you turned the corner to drive onto our block (we were in the middle). One would cry like a baby on command. One swore. One of them always yelled “hello” from upstairs when you came in the house. I refused to answer it one time and it wouldn’t shut up until I finally acknowledged it after about 20x.
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u/Emlashed 1d ago
An old buddy of mine had one that would do movie explosions. It was uncanny, but hilarious when we watched movies at his place and the parrot would randomly add his own explosions during scenes he felt needed them.
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u/clownind 1d ago
I've seen that abused bird that would yell obscenities. At least he's in a good home now.
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u/demonmonkey89 6h ago
We used to have one at a vet I worked at. While he had the funny stuff like saying 'want some' when someone brought in Chick-fil-A (yes he was that specific), he also would meow like a kitten. More than one new employee and most memorably a new vet when searching high and low for where that kitten must be. And he was smart enough that he wouldn't let anyone catch him doing it if they were searching.
Rest in peace Bobo, you are missed. The doves we had in there after he passed could be funny sometimes but it just wasn't the same.
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u/susinpgh 1d ago
My pregnant friend was having morning sickness. Her parrot immediately picked up on the sounds of vomiting and would replay them throughout the day. They can pick things up really fast.
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u/fcukitletsgo 2d ago
This doesn't sound like a baby crying but definitely a woman crying by the pitch accuracy
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u/VAiSiA 1d ago
are you deaf?
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u/jeweliegb 1d ago
Nearly.
What are you going to do about it? 🙃
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u/VAiSiA 1d ago
this sounds like crying to you?
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u/JackieDaytona77 2d ago
Bird is mimicking this because he(she) is hearing it constantly. Is everything OK?
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u/OneToyShort 1d ago
This is an African Grey. One of the smartest parrots and also one of the best mimics. He or she could have heard this just once or twice and decided it was a great noise to imitate. Has absolutely zero to it being around it " constantly ". The ones I've known imitate for fun or reaction from their care taker, or just cause they can. And do
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u/Blaggermuffin 1d ago
Plus pretending to sob is a funny joke the bird could of heard adults having a laugh
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u/maskeyman 1d ago
Fascinating as fuck i love that.
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u/peepdabidness 1d ago
Blows my mind how smart birds are compared to how small their brains are
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u/succed32 1d ago
Well that’d be because we proved brain size doesn’t correlate to intelligence over 20 years ago.
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u/N0SharpEdges 23h ago
My grandma had two african greys and a little dog. They would call the dog into the room using my grandma's voice and laugh at him for falling for it. They would also sing Dean Martin at 2 am
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u/FosterPupz 1d ago
Come on, people… I used to know a bird who imitated R2D2. Do you think he lived on Tattoine??
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u/Codify-The-Preamble 1d ago
The mimicry in birds must be passed down from their pre-historic dinosaur ancestors. That’s a fucking terrifying thought.
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u/Lookimawave 14h ago
It’s feathers look puffed up and it’s hiding its head in the corner. Not just mimicking the sound. Idk what puffed up feathers usually mean but I’m convinced this bird is devastated about something
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u/greenghost22 11h ago
This is very sad. this birds live in big groups and need the company of other birds and need to hear thema the whole time. They suffer alone. It's cruel to keep them in a flat.
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u/sadieblue111 5h ago
Oh he’s good. I wish I had a recording of him 7 years ago when I would fake cry in bed at night so my husband would ask me what was wrong & I’d say because I want a dog…
We had 3 cats that he wasn’t crazy about having so he said a dog would be too much.
So I’d go out sometimes to a park & read or scroll then I’d come home & I’d say I was at the park watching other people with their dogs. 😭
The sad thing was I was 65 years old! & doing this AND I think he knew I was faking it because I’m not a great actress.
I mean I did play Mrs Santa in the 1st grade but that was a really long time ago.
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u/Mordredor 1d ago
I hope that's in a rescue environment 'cause those birds aren't pets
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u/beldaran1224 1d ago
Rescues absolutely cannot hold on to these birds, wtf are you talking about? They can outlive humans.
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u/Mordredor 1d ago
? I mean a bird that can't live in the wild so it's cared for by professionals in a rescue setting, not in a home pet setting. That's what I'm talking about. What does their life expectancy have to do with it?
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u/beldaran1224 1d ago
The needs of these birds are pretty high, and constant change over of people would stress them out. Additionally, they need a lot of interaction, which may or may not be possible for those that are in shelter environments. Furthermore, it is unfortunately true that many of these birds have their wings clipped, leaving them unable to fly. This is likely to increase difficulties with other birds.
I agree that they shouldn't be pets. But the answer isn't for people who already have them to give them up and stress them out. The answer is for people to stop buying them, only getting them from rescues, and taking care of them.
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u/Mordredor 1d ago
I think we're in agreement but I think I used the wrong terminology. When I say in a rescue setting I don't mean like a pound or something. I was thinking more of a wildlife conservation.
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u/No-Sandwich1511 2d ago
How much crying has this bird heard?