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Adult parrots are as intelligent as children

In Science Daily Online we present once the 8 most intelligent animals.They are many times when we think that there are some animals almost or as intelligent as the human beings : dogs , cats and even horses have behaviors similar to ours.But inside the birds we find parrots that have an intelligence similar to children.Do you want to know more about this? Continue reading.

The parrot, the Einstein of birds

The aves with greater intelligence in the world are without a doubt parrots .So much so, that adult parrots can become as smart as a five-year-old child .feats that can be done simply with their beaks.They don't find it very difficult to learn to imitate human sounds and words and even often understand the meaning and can put them together to create sentences and phrases.

The African Gray Parrot

Within the parrot family, the African gray parrot is the one considered to be the smartest bird of all those known so far.They live in the jungles of Africa and they have the power to reason in a manner similar to apes of larger dimensions and human ninos .

These are talking parrots by excelen They are generally thinking.They have a high degree of sensitivity and are emotionally stable, which transforms them into one of the most precious birds as a company. Gray parrots seed-fed can live up to fifteen years , but if they are fed a good balanced diet they can live forty years or maybe more.

Adult parrots are as intelligent as children

The famous parrot «Alex»

There was a famous African gray parrot called «Alex», who He was considered the animal with greater intelligence after man.He was a parrot capable of distinguishing shapes, colors, dimensions, knew how to count to number six and express feelings.His intelligence was repeatedly compared with the of a boy of five or six years.

The parrot «Alex» was able to differentiate between seven different colors and distinguish up to fifty objects, to the point that he was invited to several television programs in the United States.

"Alex" died in September 2007 in a totally unexpected way and apparently following a strong heart attack, although he had very good health according to studies that had been done.

Images: Carlos Octavio Uranga , Diego Martin

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