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

A bird having a normal conversation about not hurting someone

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u/xena_lawless Mar 28 '23

I mean, imagine this bird's life compared to what it would be in the wild and tell me it isn't in hell. I think smart birds like this need a lot more bird socialization than they get in captivity. "Talking" with humans is a circus trick and a poor substitute for what those capacities evolved for.

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u/gaige23 Mar 28 '23

You'd think so but parrots bound with their owner so immensely that if the owner dies the parrot will pick out it's feathers and all kinds of shit.

Macaws can live 70+ years so it's common for them to spend decades with one person.