Great post. I'll add that Parrots aren't the only smart bird. Crows have been shown to count to 7 and some species display rudimentary tool use.
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Great post. I'll add that Parrots aren't the only smart bird. Crows have been shown to count to 7 and some species display rudimentary tool use.
Yes, crows and other corvids were often mentioned alongside parrots in the studies as having impressive mental abilities. I chose to focus on parrots because there is more experimental data on them, and also to limit the scope of this article to keep the length under control. But I think you are right, I should have mentioned them