Secrets To The Joy Of An African Grey Parrot

African Grey parrots are still one of the most popular pet parrots and when you know more about they them you would understand why.

The talking abilities of the African Grey parrot.

A wonderful ability of the African Grey parrot is that it quickly learns to talk. They have an amazing ability to mimic words and sounds. It is this ability that makes them one of the best pet parrots to own. With the property circumstances and when the parrot is a healthy, happy parrot, their ability to memorize words and mimic noises is a real joy.

Not only can the African Grey talk and talk well, they can develop a large vocabulary and to the extent that you can almost have a conversation with them. Their ability also extends to stringing a number of words together to make a sentence.

Another ability they have is to vocalize the words in the manner that is used when they hear them. Depending on what they are saying, this can be a good thing or a bad thing! Just a word of warning though, is not to swear in front of him because before you know it they will be swearing at you and once a parrot learns to speak a certain word, it is quite a challenge to get him to forget it.

Mimicking sounds.

Their well developed ear allows them to also learn how to make noises that they hear around the house. It won't be long before a happy developed will learn to mimic the ring of a telephone or the door bell and many a parrot owner recalls how they have been caught with this way.

Companionship.

It is these abilities that make the African Gray parrot the friend that it is to the parrot owner. I think all pet owners like to have a strong interaction with their pets and most certainly if the African Grey is treated correctly, the parrot owner won't be disappointed.

He is a medium sized parrot of about 10 - 14 inches fully grown, which is an ideal size for a house parrot. He does not have the colors of his fellow parrots but then again, his personality still makes him one of the most popular.

It really is no surprise, is it, that the owner of an African Grey parrot is besotted by his pet. In most cases, like any pet, the more personality they have they will have more interaction with their owner. It will be a win/win situation for both owner and parrot.


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