
we know parrots can talk but do they give names to their children hi I’m Lucy
give names to their children hi I’m Lucy
give names to their children hi I’m Lucy McNeal and this is National Geographic
McNeal and this is National Geographic
McNeal and this is National Geographic on assignment you’re linked to thousands
on assignment you’re linked to thousands
on assignment you’re linked to thousands of NatGeo explorers around the globe
of NatGeo explorers around the globe
of NatGeo explorers around the globe today we’re off to the wilds of
today we’re off to the wilds of
today we’re off to the wilds of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela national Geographics Karlberg and his
national Geographics Karlberg and his
national Geographics Karlberg and his team spent months recording the sounds
team spent months recording the sounds
team spent months recording the sounds of green rumped parrot clips the team
of green rumped parrot clips the team
of green rumped parrot clips the team listened carefully to their chatter and
listened carefully to their chatter and
listened carefully to their chatter and identified slight variations in the
identified slight variations in the
identified slight variations in the calls that parent birds used to
calls that parent birds used to
calls that parent birds used to communicate with different offspring the
communicate with different offspring the
communicate with different offspring the baby birds appear to recognize and learn
baby birds appear to recognize and learn
baby birds appear to recognize and learn the individual calls used specifically
the individual calls used specifically
the individual calls used specifically for them if the fledglings were learning
for them if the fledglings were learning
for them if the fledglings were learning their contact calls directly from their
their contact calls directly from their
their contact calls directly from their parents then this would be the first
parents then this would be the first
parents then this would be the first example of a nonhuman species teaching
example of a nonhuman species teaching
example of a nonhuman species teaching acoustical communication that’s National
acoustical communication that’s National
acoustical communication that’s National Geographic on assignment your link to
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