Parrots love playing tablet games. That's helping researchers understand them

Re:Parrots love playing tablet games. That's helping researc... by AnarchismIsCool on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @06:30PM (#39772792)

They're very cute but they're awful pets. Please everyone, don't get one because you thought the video was cute. They need a massive amount of your time otherwise they become horny monsters that shred your life.

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Re:Parrots love playing tablet games. That's helping researc... by outworlder on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @06:38PM (#39772873)

Generally true, although some species need way more attention than others. And 'way more' can often mean full time attention whenever they aren't sleeping.

I had an Amazon parrot that needed less attention than an African Gray or a Cockatoo.

I'd still not recommend as a pet given that their lifespans are so long. It's a decades long commitment and they may even outlast you, in which case you need to figure out what's going to happen to them.

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Re:Parrots love playing tablet games. That's helping researc... by bigcoke on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @06:52PM (#39772996)

as a parrot owner (blue fronted amazon), that's true, it's like having a child, like, really, it's not hyperbolic unlike dog/cat owners.

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Re:Parrots love playing tablet games. That's helping researc... by drewcoo on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @06:40PM (#39772883)

Are you talking about the parrots?

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