Why The African Grey Parrot Is So Popular

If you understand the appeal of an African Grey parrot you can understand why so many people have this parrot as there parrot of preference for a pet.

Talking features of the African Grey parrot.

One of the truly wonderful features of the African Grey is that they are one of the world's best talkers. They have an amazing ability to mimic words and sounds. This ability makes them one of the funniest parrots to own. When the proper circumstances are set up and when the parrot is a happy parrot, their ability to memorize words and noises is a real treat that takes their owners by surprise.

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. This can be good or it can be bad, depending on what they are saying! One word of warning is not to swear in front of them, because before you know it they will be swearing at you and once a parrot learns to speak a certain word, it can be quite difficult to get them to stop using it.

Mimicking sounds.

Their well developed ear allows them to very quickly pick up regular sounds 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 is not as colorful as some of his fellow parrots, but his personality certainly makes up for that.

The African Grey also has a wonderful personality which endears him to his owner. 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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