Parrots taught to video call friends ‘prefer live chats over recorded messages’
by Nilima Marshall
May 02, 2024
3 minutes
Does Polly want a cracker? Possibly. But she may prefer a live video chat with her friend instead.
New research by the University of Glasgow suggests pet parrots taught to make video calls on Facebook Messenger may prefer live chats with their friends rather than listen to recorded messages.
Scientists believe this is because the birds may be able to tell the difference between live and pre-recorded videos.
They said the
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