Re:Researchers Taught Parrots to Video Call Other Parrots
by swalling on Saturday April 22, 2023 @12:23PM
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This is true, but an important question is also: does an animal in captivity have the ability to express its fundamental emotional/behavioral drives?
Temple Grandin’s book “Animals in Translation“ is the textbook here, and the short answer is that many species are totally incapable of normal, necessary behavioral expression when held captive. Many animals kept in captivity subsequently develop what are called “stereotypies”, which is a nicer sounding word for mental illness disorders. Parrots very often have this. There are good reasons why parrots are relatively uncommon pets. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14529811/
Temple Grandin’s book “Animals in Translation“ is the textbook here, and the short answer is that many species are totally incapable of normal, necessary behavioral expression when held captive. Many animals kept in captivity subsequently develop what are called “stereotypies”, which is a nicer sounding word for mental illness disorders. Parrots very often have this. There are good reasons why parrots are relatively uncommon pets. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14529811/