Example Sentences
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Instead of traveling to tropical habitats to record wild parrots, as researchers have done in previous studies, Lauryn Benedict, a biology professor at the University of Northern Colorado, took a different approach.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
The recordings revealed that parrots do not always use names the way humans do.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
NatureScot said it was not known why parrots, and other birds, eat or dismantle windscreen wipers.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
While corvids and parrots are unquestionably brainy, they flounder with some cognitive tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"He can't carry on a conversation or anything. But parrots can be trained to say lots of human words. He's not the only talking parrot in the world."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
