Parrots, and especially African greys, are incredibly intelligent. I used to work at the zoo and one of the biggest problems we ran into was people who bought a parrot for a pet and then left it home alone all day, subsequently driving the parrot literally insane. I'd love to have one, but with a lifespan of nearly 70 years, it would almost certainly outlive me and then feel abandoned when I died.
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Date: 2006-12-29 07:51 am (UTC)Parrots, and especially African greys, are incredibly intelligent. I used to work at the zoo and one of the biggest problems we ran into was people who bought a parrot for a pet and then left it home alone all day, subsequently driving the parrot literally insane. I'd love to have one, but with a lifespan of nearly 70 years, it would almost certainly outlive me and then feel abandoned when I died.
Thanks for the link!