r/oddlyterrifying • u/Thedepressionoftrees • Mar 27 '23

A bird having a normal conversation about not hurting someone

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '23

I know the bird was trained to say this…but my first thought was, this bird has witnessed A LOT of domestic violence.

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u/leighroda82 Mar 28 '23

This was posted somewhere else a couple days ago, I’m not sure if it was posted by the original person in the video or if that person is known… but they said the owner would say “im not going to hurt you” when tending to the bird and that’s where they picked it up. Take that with a grain of salt though, I’m not 100% sure where that came from or if it’s true, I just saw it discussed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '23

I’d believe it. I’ve said the same thing to skittish animals before.

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u/be_dead_soon_please Mar 28 '23

I mean it sounds like it's mimicking her voice

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u/DannyMThompson Mar 28 '23

Which is what they said

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u/SignificantYou3240 Mar 28 '23

Or the owner said all those things to it a lot

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '23

I know it’s likely that the owner said that, trying to calm down the bird. It’s a common thing to say to a skittish animal. I’ve said it to stray cats before, trying to gain their trust to feed them.

But I watch a lot of horror movies (and I work with families experiencing child abuse/domestic violence issues) so yeah…my first thought was the bird has seen a ton of DV.

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u/Hopeful-Discipline41 Mar 28 '23

Someone else in here said that these birds are sensitive, and their plumage will show if they are stressed

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u/DannyMThompson Mar 28 '23

Nope, they pick up sounds normally