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we know parrots can talk but do they

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

Geographic on assignment your link to

Geographic on assignment your link to our explorers

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