The parrots are a fount of foul language. Their habit of spouting curse words at a torrid rate has, by turns, mortified and amused the people who work with them at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in ...

Once upon a time, Polly just wanted a cracker. Nowadays, Polly might want a Zoom call. A recent study took 18 pet parrots and examined whether video calls could help them fulfill their social needs.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre is implementing a new strategy to curb the cursing of its most foul-mouthed fowl Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...

When a parrot greets with a "Hello!" or imitates a child's laughter, it's tempting to believe it knows exactly what it's saying. But what really goes on in the minds of these chatty birds? Their ...

These birds need to wash their mouths out with soap. A wildlife park in the UK conspired a new plan to stop their potty-mouthed parrots from cursing, telling zoo visitors to “f—k off.” Lincolnshire ...

Eleanor wanted to call a friend, so she scanned her contacts and touched a picture of Rosie, whom she had met last summer. Instead of speaking on the call, the pair communicated in different ways: ...

In 2022, researchers led a study to teach 15 pet parrots, with the help of their caretakers, to video-call each other in an effort to enrich their lives and improve their socialization. Professor ...

During a walk through the Huntington Botanical Gardens with her mother one morning, Brenda Ramirez was alarmed by the sudden squawks, warbles, and screeches of troops of parrots flying overhead at ...