>intelligent as all fuck>can live 40-60 YEARSHow do they do it?
>>5107352>can live 40-60 YEARSIn captivity that is.
>>5107353That is incredible, what is your point?
>literally understand the concept of loss and grieve the death of their owners and other birds they formed relationships withHow do you cope with owning a pet so smart?
>>5107352>>intelligent as all fuck use case?
>>5107354And I agree but there are plenty of animals that can reach those ages.
>60thats nothing
>>5107386How do they do it? Dogs and cats get all sorts of medical issues by 15, and that is being generous
>>5107411Built different.
>>5107352crows and ravens are way smarter and less annoying and faggoty
>>5107433Thing is parrots are cute and cuddly, ravens are only good at problem solving, parrots are sociable and are not bad at basically everything a bird can do
>>5107411Dogs and cats usually get castrated early, this causes all sorts of issues.
>>5107432Love me cockys
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>>510749827 for a duck?Wow
>>5107432>120 year old cockatooExcuse me, what the fuck
>>5107636>Cocky Bennett was born in 1796 and lived until 119. He was alive at the same time as George Washington and died during WWI. Bennett was reputed to have accompanied his owner Captain Ellis on numerous voyages around the world. Captain Ellis died in the Solomon Islands at the age of 87, having reportedly circumnavigated the globe several times with the bird.
>>5107645What a chad
Touch purple
>>5107352>stupid as fuck>can live 40-60 yearsOwls got 'em beat.
>>5107498>warbling vireocutest fucker
>>5107498Hummingbirds living to 9 years old is surprising.
>>5107648in awe at the size of that beak
>>5107352a guy near me has one of these and it regularly escapesi've seen it flying around the woods i walk my dogwhere can you buy one of these in the UK? are they possible to care for as someone with no prior bird experience
>>5108628You don’t want one. Imagine a toddler that lives 50+ years, never grows up, can fly and has pliers for a mouth. They are not recommended as pets.
>>5107352>Made of shrek
>>5108636>wario
>>5108628You don't want a Grey as your first bird, they're dusty as all hell and will form maladaptive relationships very easy without proper training
>>5108677>>5108635i only want one because they're the cleverest and live longest. im 29 now, so if i get a really lucky one it might outlive me! also they're the only parrot that can actually speak to humans and shit im not seriously considering getting one as i have two dogs atm, but if i was gnna get a bird pet id want an african grey parrot
>>5107367ok name 150
>>5107352>intelligent as all fuck>can live 80-100 years, if not moreHow do WE do it, bros?
>>5108715>intelligent as all fuck
>>5107352I fucking love my green cheek conure too bad it's shitting everywhere and do it's fucking sleeping and wake up call everyday
>intelligent as all fuck"African grey parrots have a long evolutionary history, with fossil evidence indicating that parrots inhabited humid forests in Europe around 20 million years ago."Modern man has been on earth for 400,00 years so why haven't Grey Parrots evolved to space explorers?
>>5108751how do you know they haven't?
>>5107411Carnivorae don't live very long because of their high metabolism.
>>5108753>ayys are just evolved parrots who left the earthayy lmao
>>5108753Where are the crocodile people?
>>5108751They weren't smart enough to evolve hands. Better luck next time, dumbass birds.
>>5108760See >>5108758.Better leave the Earth for some other species to attain sapience.
>>5107648So you're taking care of the world's oldest parrot and you don't do anything about that ridiculously overgrown beak?
>>5108684>so if i get a really lucky one it might outlive me!You're retarded. This is NOT a good thing, as the bird will fall into depression and can die from it often by freezing to death after plucking itself, and if it survives it'll be hard as hell for it to get rehomed, especially if you teach it profanity like a lot of immature fuckwits do.
>>5108760Congress.
I "rescued" a yellow naped amazon that's late 30s from family. I've had the new cage next to her old one for a few weeks now, and now trying to slowly get her to check out the new one. Once she's gotten used to the new one I will give her more time then will attempt to migrate it all to my place. She will get more out of cage freedom and attention with me, any tips?
>>5107352gn, /an/!
>>5108869>especially if you teach it profanity like a lot of immature fuckwits do.my fucking retard brother thinks its funny to say nigger or hitler shit in an attempt to get mine to mimic it and its not funny. i'm not offended by the words but thats not what i want it saying.
>>5109086>the virgin that keeps a hyper intelligent social bird in his miserable cuck shed: noooo dont make my bird be racist im not offended but stop pls no>the chad parrot making the most of bleak captivity: hitler nigger heil hitler SQUAAAAAWK polly wanna holocaust SQUAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWK
>>5109088yeah would be funny if i were 22. i think i'll teach her some reddit stuff like r2dr boops instead!
>>5108589qrd? I thought owls were smart.
>>5109197No, it's a meme. Owls are stupider than all other birds of prey because their eyes take up all the real estate in their head so the brain is extra small.
>>5109327Are there other birds with smaller brains? I dunno how hummingbirds function when they're so tiny, must be similar to insects.
>>5109435>Are there other birds with smaller brains?Ostriches have the smallest relative to body size. They’re probably the dumbest
>>5107432bats also have long lifespans for their size.so it's perhaps something to do with flight.
>>5109440That is entirely not surprising.>>5109435Hummingbird brains are proportionally not unusually small. It's actually large. Twice the proportion than that of humans, even moreso when compared to a smart bird like a raven. All the brain size comparisons are based on proportion to body mass.
>>5108751Maybe they have, and left for a better planet. Turians n shit
>>5107352The power of K-selection
>>5109440>Webm of ostrich ripping its own head off
>>5107432>lorikeet 15-20 years>Gumi just turned 14Bros...
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