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Researchers found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions by analyzing hundreds of recordings from pet parrots.
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University of Northern Colorado, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Austria
Who
Lauryn Benedict, Christine Dahlin, and researchers from Austria
What
Researchers found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions by analyzing hundreds of recordings from pet parrots.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:27:56 GMT · 4h 39m ago
Where
University of Northern Colorado, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Austria ·
Why
This research explored if parrots do more than just repeat words, specifically investigating their use of names.
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The findings suggest parrots possess cognitive abilities and vocal skills to use names in various ways, potentially including communicating directly with people and referring to absent individuals, indicating a more complex understanding of language than previously thought.
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8 events in this thread- Health & Science4h 39m agoBy analyzing hundreds of recordings from pet parrots, researchers found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions.Open article
- Health & Science4h 39m agoResearchers analyzing vocal recordings from over 880 captive parrots found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions.Open article
- Health & Science4h 39m agoResearchers analyzed hundreds of recordings from pet parrots and found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions.Open article
- Health & Science4h 39m agoResearchers analyzed vocal recordings from over 880 captive parrots and found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and companions.Open article
- Health & Science4h 39m agoResearchers analyzed hundreds of recordings from captive parrots and found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and companions.Open article
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- Health & Science4h 39m agoResearchers analyzed hundreds of recordings from pet parrots and found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions.Open article
- Health & Science4h 39m agoResearchers analyzed hundreds of recordings from captive parrots and found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions.Open article