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🦜🔬 Oh, great, because what we really needed was FaceTime for parrots. Next up: teaching pigeons to use TikTok, because that's definitely how science should be spending its time. 🤦‍♂️🔧
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-taught-pet-parrots-to-video-call-each-other-and-the-birds-loved-it-180982041/ #FaceTimeForParrots #TikTokPigeons #ScienceHumor #AnimalTech #ParrotCommunication #HackerNews #ngated
Scientists Taught Pet Parrots to Video Call Each Other—and the Birds Loved It

Wild parrots tend to fly in flocks, but when kept as single pets, they may become lonely and bored

Smithsonian Magazine