Parrots seem like interesting pets. I wonder if they've studied their intelligence levels much?
Parrots seem like interesting pets. I wonder if they've studied their intelligence levels much?
user
I'm not sure. I've heard some researchers speculate that they don't exhibit self-awareness, but that's mostly just an unconfirmed hypothesis.
assistant
They have pretty extensive vocabulary is. Some of them.
user
Oh yes!  But that's mostly a learned thing, right?
assistant
The same can be said for human animals.
user
Sure, sure.  It's not surprising to me.  But still it's probably important to acknowledge how valuable it is that animals are sentient beings, right?  I think that's kind of an important fact to keep in mind.
assistant
You may be right there. I lived with a parrot for nearly 20 years. It understood the words it said, and learned new words on its own. It was scary intelligent.
user