My mom had an African Grey. She would mimic her and tell her cockatoo to shut up.
solarflares4deadgods on
Apollo doesn’t just know what a Shrok is, but can also distinguish it from a Shrek figurine and a plain Croc.
pdirk on
Did it just call that Shrek Croc a Shrock? Favourite bird ever.
Viperniss on
These birds are so intelligent.
FreshPhilosopher895 on
lifespan is wild too. if you get one in your late 30s it might attend your funeral
CatTheKitten on
This is Apollo the african gray. Why not site the source? This came from their channel Apolloandfrens
Exeter232 on
Cool, I’m as smart as a parrot and work for peanuts, too.
furryteleportedbread on
we all love apollo
Sensible___shoes on
My friends parents had two African grey parrots. They would always fuck with their dog lol they would call the dog into the room sounding just like one of the parents and snicker to eachother, and would imitate the sound of their phone ringer
C-A-L-E-V-I-S on
”mėțăł” *looks directly into camera*
MandaRenegade on
HAHAHAHHA Soleil, you little shit 😂😂 go play with Ophelia!
lowdo1 on
Damn, I wouldn’t have even got half these right.
UnoCardWithTheArrows on
I can do that too if you feed me pistachios.
Jakeforry on
I saw the earlier videos when the bird had to focus now the bird takes one Quick Look and knows when it’s a purple metal bell smarter then some kids tbh
j3b3di3_ on
Whoa
pyro57 on
Apollo singularly gives me so much joy, this brid must be protected at all costs.
rogerstandingby on
He can hold a conversation but he’s a real butterfingers with those treats.
Illustrious_Egg_1837 on
Wow, how long did it take u to teach him that ?
lovelylacewing on
Apollo 💚 smart boi good boi
Significant-Song-840 on
That’s the kind of stuff that makes you want to have a bird
canycosro on
Has this ever done a Livestream of this, I’d love to see the error rate. I’m not saying I don’t believe just the success rate can be increased with a little video editing.
Noversi on
I’m fairly certain this is the same parrot that asked what color he was. The first time an animal asked a question unprompted. (Assuming it wasn’t scripted) Even primates that learned sign language have never asked a question on their own.
> Looking at a mirror, he said “What color?” and learned the word “grey” after being told “grey” six times.[17] This made him the first non-human animal to have ever asked a question, let alone an existential one (apes who have been trained to use sign-language have so far failed to ever ask a single question).[18]
_c3rb3ru5_ on
I watched again to see him fling Soleil lol. Love the Apollo crew!
reptiley on
This video reminds me of Alex, the subject of a 30 year experiment into avian intelligence. Alex had a vocabulary of over 100 words and could identify various objects, shapes and colours like this parrot is doing here.
His last words to his owner were “You be good. I love you. See you tomorrow” which he said every time they said goodbye 🥲
saggywit on
Parrots are actually incredible. I can’t remember her name, but I remember seeing/reading about a scientist who taught similar things to their African grey over many years and one day it randomly asked “what colour am I”. I’m pretty sure it was the first ever instance of an animal showing signs of self awareness, and that’s just fucking metal if you ask me.
jonhon0 on
He’s been practicing in online videos since probably before the pandemic.
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Word, word, word
My mom had an African Grey. She would mimic her and tell her cockatoo to shut up.
Apollo doesn’t just know what a Shrok is, but can also distinguish it from a Shrek figurine and a plain Croc.
Did it just call that Shrek Croc a Shrock? Favourite bird ever.
These birds are so intelligent.
lifespan is wild too. if you get one in your late 30s it might attend your funeral
This is Apollo the african gray. Why not site the source? This came from their channel Apolloandfrens
Cool, I’m as smart as a parrot and work for peanuts, too.
we all love apollo
My friends parents had two African grey parrots. They would always fuck with their dog lol they would call the dog into the room sounding just like one of the parents and snicker to eachother, and would imitate the sound of their phone ringer
”mėțăł” *looks directly into camera*
HAHAHAHHA Soleil, you little shit 😂😂 go play with Ophelia!
Damn, I wouldn’t have even got half these right.
I can do that too if you feed me pistachios.
I saw the earlier videos when the bird had to focus now the bird takes one Quick Look and knows when it’s a purple metal bell smarter then some kids tbh
Whoa
Apollo singularly gives me so much joy, this brid must be protected at all costs.
He can hold a conversation but he’s a real butterfingers with those treats.
Wow, how long did it take u to teach him that ?
Apollo 💚 smart boi good boi
That’s the kind of stuff that makes you want to have a bird
Has this ever done a Livestream of this, I’d love to see the error rate. I’m not saying I don’t believe just the success rate can be increased with a little video editing.
I’m fairly certain this is the same parrot that asked what color he was. The first time an animal asked a question unprompted. (Assuming it wasn’t scripted) Even primates that learned sign language have never asked a question on their own.
[It was actually Alex, a different African Grey](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)#Accomplishments)
> Looking at a mirror, he said “What color?” and learned the word “grey” after being told “grey” six times.[17] This made him the first non-human animal to have ever asked a question, let alone an existential one (apes who have been trained to use sign-language have so far failed to ever ask a single question).[18]
I watched again to see him fling Soleil lol. Love the Apollo crew!
This video reminds me of Alex, the subject of a 30 year experiment into avian intelligence. Alex had a vocabulary of over 100 words and could identify various objects, shapes and colours like this parrot is doing here.
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot))
His last words to his owner were “You be good. I love you. See you tomorrow” which he said every time they said goodbye 🥲
Parrots are actually incredible. I can’t remember her name, but I remember seeing/reading about a scientist who taught similar things to their African grey over many years and one day it randomly asked “what colour am I”. I’m pretty sure it was the first ever instance of an animal showing signs of self awareness, and that’s just fucking metal if you ask me.
He’s been practicing in online videos since probably before the pandemic.
He won a Guinness world record.
https://youtube.com/@apolloandfrens?si=5YnNNWC7yey-I7ad
This is their YouTube channel. I love Apollo
Shrock