Try to imagine being kidnapped by aliens and kept in a small box when you have wings. Without any others of your kind. And that you have a good chance of outliving your owners. And are often kept in a cage all day.
Try to imagine being kidnapped by aliens and kept in a small box when you have wings. Without any others of your kind. And that you have a good chance of outliving your owners. And are often kept in a cage all day.
What you wrote is still not your point.
As far as I can tell, your actual point is that a parrot living outside of their natural environment dynamics can be bad. Maybe you could take this as an opportunity to get experience with putting your point in writing.
Yes, but cockatoos are also just like this sometimes. I have a feeling heâs not hers. Probably belongs to a family member and has a personal grudge against this lady (I donât blame them).
I worked in a vet hospital for a while and one of the doctors had a molocan cockatoo (the kind of bird in this video). She kept it at the clinic because it hated her partner and would attack him.
It also hated everyone in the clinic.
I was sweeping the floors one day and got a little too close to her cage (she usually was sitting on top of it) and she reached out as far as she could and tried to nip my eye out. She got my eyebrow but I narrowly missed getting blinded by that fucking bird.
Iâve worked around other birds too, at a pet store that had several resident parrots, including an African grey, a blue and gold macaw, a grey ring neck parrot and a little green guy, canât remember if he was a conure or Amazon.
They all had different personalities but my favorite was the little green guy. He was super chill once he got to know you. The African grey wanted to kill anyone that got close and was either screaming or sweetly saying âhelloâ while trying to bite you.
My mom has stories about the African Grey her grandmother owned. Crazy smart bird that could perfectly mimic its owners voices. If you said something enough to around him he would pick it up. Not only that, but if say it was something that was said at a certain time of day he would remember that too.
The fact Earle Vernon moved out of the house 15 years back, and his niece was now staying in his childhood bedroom didnât matter. It was also a farm in North Dakota so the day started EARLY. Without fail, my mom would roused awake by her âgrandmotherâ calling from downstairs âEARLE VERNON ITS 4AM YOU BEST BE UPâ
My parents parrot would fuck with the dog by calling him mimicking my dads voice. Heâd come running looking for my dad. I swear she was laughing her ass off at him.
I still have a scar on my finger from a rosella at the zoo I worked at. Little bugger was nice enough when she escaped her cage, but did not want to go back in.
Yup, the bigger parrots seem to be assholes far more often than the small and medium parrots. Gimme an Indian Ringneck, or Caique, or Cockatiel, over a Macaw or Cockatoo.
The thing is that many of those parrots are often not flock animals and more of "having a partner for life" type of bird, so it's more in their nature to care about the person they have bonded with and fuck the rest, though it can also depend on each bird's specific personality. Whereas something like a green cheek conure will be a lot friendlier with everyone.
Nah this one actually looks quite healthy. Stressed cockatoos pluck out all their chest feathers. They love screaming, being the center of attention, and causing chaos. The owner is just playing along.
A wild flock of cockatoos is one of the loudest things youâll ever hear. They love loud noise.
What do you mean Americans? A lot of Americans don't wear shoes in the house. I live in the US and perhaps 20% of households I've visited wear shoes indoors.
I too choose not to wear shoes in the house. Muddy, wet, or other obviously gross shoes stay outside on the porch, "not gross" shoes have a spot on the tile near the front door. Socks or indoor slippers are used inside, and i have unused fluffy socks and slippers for guests who want them. It keeps the carpets cleaner for much longer! I only shampoo the carpets once a year instead of 2-3 times.
People in the US do not piss in public nearly as much as in other places such as Paris. You'd think toilets werent invented yet. I'm in LA where everyone picks up their dog poop but I know in more rural areas, people don't pick up their dog poop as much.
At first we adopted an old â10 y/oâ African Grey. After a visit to the vet to check him out, âha, this dude is receiving his pension yet?â: closer to 60-70! The previous owner ran a dog shelter, and in turn took him in when the previous-previous owner passed (and whoever before that). Funny to see a barking parrot next to a large timid Rottweiler when we picked him up.
So, dude had a rough life with a lot of unknowns and a cataract in one eye on top. He was also very afraid of brushes (for dustpans), we had no idea why (precious owner didnât know either!). Dude loved my ex, but was a bit⌠shady with me. When I had âhumanâ food, heâd be my best friend, but otherwise just pinpointing me. I was trying to befriend him, give him treats, give him attention, toys he liked. For months I was patient, he was not afraid of me, but he kept looking âfunnyâ at me and sometimes feint to bite because he just felt like it. Acting being happy with me, to suddenly snap, climb in and to the back+bottom of his (always open) cage cackling like the guerrilla he was.
One day I gave him a treat when he was sitting on his perch, he grabbed the treat in his claws, looked at me, and ⌠fucking bit me in my hand. Hard. I lost it and instantly grabbed the brush, he screamed, I screamed, I pinned him with it and sweeping him around the bottom. I did not hurt him in any way but⌠I immediately regretted it: he is scared of that brush for a reason, right?
Afterwards, we both calmed down. He sat back on his perch, looked at me, I asked him if he wanted a treat, extended my hand and⌠he took it carefully/gently. He never ever bit me again after that and while he never was adoring me, he was at least respecting me, still came for cuddles and gladly sat on my shoulder.
I actually agree on that last part. Thatâs why we only took in abandoned birds that lost their previous owner (or in our second african greyâs case: their owner just lost interest in them). They just canât be released, are fucked up by them being near humans all the time, usually bad nutrition.
But they are here and used to the not-wildlife, so we just gave them a good time as best as we could:
We gave them lots of space, mental stimulation and love. Took them to our inlaws who had a large field, which they really loved. Old man actually learned to fly for a bit, but was happy with only short bits due to his blindness in one eye. He loved the beach too, and was happy that he could soar on windy days. Warmed our hearts too, as he would only walk and climb when we got him, I mean: birds are meant to fly! (And roaming in the wild too of course).
I didnât mean you with the last part. I could tell youâre a super kind person who probably isnât out there with a net catching unsuspecting cockatiels.
They do! But there is a deeper level of hate reserved for who they see as a competitor.
We in fact got another (this time a female) african grey (8y/o) that had gotten left behind by the daughter of the couple we picked her up from. We had to âauditionâ as they were bird lover themself and wanted a good home for her. We wanted a companion for our senior.
During the âauditionâ she was lovely to my ex (and me), really playful too. She was⌠mouthy/beaky and the couple explained it was normal, but stressful when you donât know a bird: sticking your finger in a double bladed cigar cutter with a psychopathic child holding it requires a ⌠leap of faith. We got the green light, took her home with us.
Boy, did she change: she was in love with me, I could hold her like a baby, was gentle with me, she completely trusted me. When I entered the room she would light up and want to be with me. Even going so far that one time she had opened up her cage (we would only close them at night), worked her way through the hall, used the curtain to climb up and hop onto bed, sit next to my head on the pillow and made soft noises to try to wake me.
Not so with my ex: she hated my ex. And she would be a damn sneaky bitch about it too! Setting up the trap, calling my ex, hold my exâs finger, look at my ex, aaaaandâŚ. Bite the shit of her finger. Only when human food was involved would she be lovey dovey with my ex.
We tested it too: I sat behind my ex, stuck my arms out under her armpits (ex would hold her arms behind her back), and I reached out to scratch her neck. She was confused about whose hand this was, so she tested it with a not too hard test bite: my ex yelped, parrot got the evil eye âhah, got that bitchâ, and bit down as hard she could (drawing blood).
When I yelped, she immediately let go, hopped out of her cage, tried to console me and be like âsorry sorryâ, giving me kisses, preening.
Oh, and both african greys didnât like each other, but merely tolerated the other. She loved old shoe/carton boxes and would immediately build a nest out of it and lay eggs (they only do that when near other male african greys), but they both had their own cage and perch, and no interest in the other.
Oh wow, i had no idea they could be so sneaky and mean!
When I was younger an out-of-state uncle had some type of macaw, I think. On visits, I was reminded numerous times, that under no circumstances should I EVER put a finger into his cage, or attempt to pet him without my uncle's supervision. I'm quite sure that the bones of my tiny elementary school-aged fingers could have been broken by that bird... I guess i never thought it could have been more than because i was a stranger, and more like my mom, dad and I were taking Uncle's attention away from bad birdie
This bird is pretty clearly parroting her behavior back at her though. Many birds can be loud, but the human's behavior is definitely contributing to it.
I had a cockatoo growing up, but this kind of behavior is more than purely "cockatoo being a cockatoo".
Not in that regard but the person yelling at the bird is more what Iâm upset about. Do cockatoos learn on their own to scream specific worlds like this and be this aggressive?
My mom has a cat who acts like the devil and will get aggressive and sometimes bite. I have never yelled at her, even when she has me cornered in the hall and ready to attack. Iâm certainly not going to be aggressive to her. Something is wrong. Sheâs a tortie so she has attitude but even I canât figure out why sheâs like this. I did rescue for over 10 years and never encountered this issue with a domesticated cat rescued at a day old and very sweet when she doesnât turn into the devil with ppl. I have a suspicion of the cause but have scheduled a veterinary behaviorist to help out. Even if Iâm right I have to idea how to handle it.
Cockatoos will literally scream and attack people without provocation. It's kind of what they're known for. There used to be a guy on YouTube who would make videos about his cockatoo and it's various tantrums. The guy was always super calm and never once yelled at the bird, but it still screamed and behaved just like the bird in this video.
Birds are not cats, they do not behave in the same way. More than likely she's just matching it's energy.
The screaming back is oftentimes the chaotic energy cockatoos crave. The human is playing along, not losing her cool. In nature, these little demons will just sit in trees and argue with each other all day at maximum volume and intensity. There is no such thing as a quiet and calm Cockatoo.
It's sort of like playing, in that the bird is intentionally instigating to get a reaction. Like, he's walking the line on house rules that he knows will bait her, punking her out and stuff like siblings do with each other. Much like siblings bickering, it isn't exactly playing per se, but it's also normal behavior that isn't harmful. They're really quite chaotic lil dudes. Very few cockatoos don't do this.
This is fascinating. Did not know this at all. So Iâm guessing since this is play for them and they donât have another cockatoo they want to play with their humans. Would they do this with another cockatoo if they had another in the house? Or both another cockatoo and their humans?
They absolutely do this with each other, too. In the wild, the whole flock will just fuck with each other and scream their heads off for no reason.
Keep in mind, birds like this go through distinct life phases, and this behavior is more common in young ones. Children and teenagers, as it were. Many of them mellow out with age as they enter adulthood and old age.
It's also mood driven, and varies by personality. The same bird that was a complete demon in the afternoon may want cuddles a few hours later in the evening.
I saw you mentioned mimicking human words before. You're right that they do mimic the words their humans use during these little episodes, but it's mostly just about the associations with the events and the way the words feel to say to the bird. So if they are being mischievous and instigating, and they routinely hear their human shriek back like "no! fuck off!" (to use an extreme example by human standards), the bird will learn "Ah, when I'm playing rough, I can say 'fuck off' to my human. I shall do this constantly and for the next 70 years."
Also, note that a few times the woman chuckles to herself, and the man in the room seems completely calm. They're well acquainted with this routine, lol.
All in, I'd say this is a younger 'too who is feeling spicy and essentially bird-rough-housing, and the humans are perhaps a bit exasperated, but moreso worried about the bird getting overexcited and forgetting not to bite. That's the actual threat during these situations, which is why the woman has her feet up and shoes on. Prevents him from getting a little too amped and charging in for a quick nip with the face-pliers. He'll outgrow it, most likely.
Both are local to where I live (Sydney), so can attest to both parrots and cockatoos being screechers. Had a flock of rainbow lorikeets that used to sit outside my bedroom window in an overhead tree, and they would screech like hell ~5 am.
Theyâre super cute though (at least the lorikeets are)
Thank you for these videos. Have never seen anything like it from birds where I live (Texas). Those Rainbow Lorikeets are so beautiful. I would love to be able to see them outside my house like that. Now the screeching in both videos? I would go insane, esp if they were in a tree outside my bedroom window at 5am.
Ha, it was a palm tree too so on top of the screeching they were dropping palm seeds onto our tin roof. Theyâre relatively tame though and will come close. Love living in a metropolitan city with parrots!
I had a cockatiel named Chester as a kid. He loved my dad. One day he was sitting on the arm on my dad's chair as he was reading. His hand came closer to Chester and Chester bit it. My dad just brushed Chester off the chair straight and he fell to the floor. Chester proceeded to climb up the chair back to the same spot and never bit my dad again.
when i was a child, someone gave my mom a yellow headed parrot who loved my mom and hated everyone else, which was problematic cause my mom refused to cage him. he loved to sneak up on you while you were eating at the table (or just down at the computer) and bite the shit out of your feet/shoes. yes he managed to fuck me up a few times and no, my mom kept him for over 20 years until his fat ass died.
Amazingly enough I have learned that in American culture, people wear their shoes in the house. The same shoe that has seen the floor of every shit infested gas station bathroom, the dog shit on the lawn, puke on the sidewalk. Somehow, walking in the house erases the memory. They hang out in their bedrooms and living rooms just fine. Even go as far as laying down on the floor, with their shoes on. Next to people with their shoes on.
I am slowly converting my new family members to the radical theory of house slippers. Swear to god, some of them are resistant and will still wear their shoes in the house. Fucking mind boggling.
Letâs not even get started on house clothes lol. You know, the clothes youâve worn all day shouldnât touch things like your couch and bed.
Lastly, yes, when you have a house party all bets are off and you just clean up afterwards.
This is really sad actually, the bird is becoming more and more aggressive and since it can match her voice and tone, this has been going on for a while (probably months). The bird knows it has her on the back foot and this is just going to escalate and the next step is the bird not being allowed out, after that it will get ignored in a corner and it will likely stop being fed nourishing food, just whatever is cheapest and it will become quite malnourished.
Source: Rescued and Rehabbed parrots for over 20 years.
This is a Moluccan cockatoo, they can be quite aggressive and their lower beak has two "canine-like" points that they will grab some skin and just grind in and made a nasto sore gory injury which is likely why this kay is trying to defend herself with the shoes. Lying on her back and kicking like that is accidentally communicating to the bird that it has the upper hand as that is almost a universal communication of giving in ("showing your belly") in social animals. This lady is causing this aggressive behavior even if she isn't consciously doing it.
This is why parrots aren't for everyone (especially cockatoos can be quite aggressive)
This kind of not understanding the psychology of birds always ends up with the bird suffering
That bird belongs in a flock, not in a house. I hate seeing captive birds. So cruel except if they have been injured. The human can get all it deserves.
That dinosaur soul is still in there, just barely hidden beneath those feathers and when the ducks, geese, parrots, swans... all of them, when they snap... it's truly something to see.
Birds, much like children, emulate the people they are raised around.
Loud and stubborn is the norm for cockatoos. Itâs like a toddler with a set of pliers on its face that can fly and lives 70 years.
They live wild in Australia in big flocks and absolutely scream at each other all day.
They exhibit the same emotional and maturity journey as humans.
They are not household pets. Its disgusting that they are kept as such.
They have childhoods, teenage years, young adulthood and maturity.
They mourn their dead.
I have no idea what point you are trying to make.
They're supposed to live in their natural social constructs, not alone with some humans.
Try to imagine being kidnapped by aliens and kept in a small box when you have wings. Without any others of your kind. And that you have a good chance of outliving your owners. And are often kept in a cage all day.
https://preview.redd.it/2kc19z5ids6g1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=ca67f22300245d8cde5ec6c361db6c0ebb93e585
They're illegal to import into the US so this one is very likely captive bred.
What you wrote is still not your point.
As far as I can tell, your actual point is that a parrot living outside of their natural environment dynamics can be bad. Maybe you could take this as an opportunity to get experience with putting your point in writing.
And they can be huge assholes, just like humans.
Don't get a cockatoo as a pet. Imagine to put up with this shit for the rest of you life.
Yes, but cockatoos are also just like this sometimes. I have a feeling heâs not hers. Probably belongs to a family member and has a personal grudge against this lady (I donât blame them).
I worked in a vet hospital for a while and one of the doctors had a molocan cockatoo (the kind of bird in this video). She kept it at the clinic because it hated her partner and would attack him.
It also hated everyone in the clinic.
I was sweeping the floors one day and got a little too close to her cage (she usually was sitting on top of it) and she reached out as far as she could and tried to nip my eye out. She got my eyebrow but I narrowly missed getting blinded by that fucking bird.
Iâve worked around other birds too, at a pet store that had several resident parrots, including an African grey, a blue and gold macaw, a grey ring neck parrot and a little green guy, canât remember if he was a conure or Amazon.
They all had different personalities but my favorite was the little green guy. He was super chill once he got to know you. The African grey wanted to kill anyone that got close and was either screaming or sweetly saying âhelloâ while trying to bite you.
My mom has stories about the African Grey her grandmother owned. Crazy smart bird that could perfectly mimic its owners voices. If you said something enough to around him he would pick it up. Not only that, but if say it was something that was said at a certain time of day he would remember that too.
The fact Earle Vernon moved out of the house 15 years back, and his niece was now staying in his childhood bedroom didnât matter. It was also a farm in North Dakota so the day started EARLY. Without fail, my mom would roused awake by her âgrandmotherâ calling from downstairs âEARLE VERNON ITS 4AM YOU BEST BE UPâ
My parents parrot would fuck with the dog by calling him mimicking my dads voice. Heâd come running looking for my dad. I swear she was laughing her ass off at him.
Im so glad your eye didn't get damaged. Yikes!
I still have a scar on my finger from a rosella at the zoo I worked at. Little bugger was nice enough when she escaped her cage, but did not want to go back in.
Yup, the bigger parrots seem to be assholes far more often than the small and medium parrots. Gimme an Indian Ringneck, or Caique, or Cockatiel, over a Macaw or Cockatoo.
The thing is that many of those parrots are often not flock animals and more of "having a partner for life" type of bird, so it's more in their nature to care about the person they have bonded with and fuck the rest, though it can also depend on each bird's specific personality. Whereas something like a green cheek conure will be a lot friendlier with everyone.
Iâm not gonna disagree, but also cockatoos are assholes.
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Nah this one actually looks quite healthy. Stressed cockatoos pluck out all their chest feathers. They love screaming, being the center of attention, and causing chaos. The owner is just playing along.
A wild flock of cockatoos is one of the loudest things youâll ever hear. They love loud noise.
https://youtu.be/k5AW6BiOufo
Ahhh yes because in a safe environment the famously quiet Cockatoo will calm down
Bruh. This is literally just how they behave.Â
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I still canât get over the fact that people wear the outside shoes at home and puts their shoes on the couch.
I mean having an angry set of side cutters as a roommate makes it finally make sense.
Gotta protect those toes
Those are look like indoor shoes, to protect those toes!! Yikes that critter looks furious
I would too if I had that 10-inch tall menace roaming around
That's what the bird was upset about
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What do you mean Americans? A lot of Americans don't wear shoes in the house. I live in the US and perhaps 20% of households I've visited wear shoes indoors.
I too choose not to wear shoes in the house. Muddy, wet, or other obviously gross shoes stay outside on the porch, "not gross" shoes have a spot on the tile near the front door. Socks or indoor slippers are used inside, and i have unused fluffy socks and slippers for guests who want them. It keeps the carpets cleaner for much longer! I only shampoo the carpets once a year instead of 2-3 times.
Really? Ive always thought it was the other way around. That 20% doesnt wear them.
It will depend on the region. Some would be the other way around.
Try not walking through it dumbass then it's no problemo
People in America dont get drunk and piss all over everything. And we also pick up dog poop.
Idk where you live but people in America absolutely does that. And itâs a pain trying to get people to clean up after their dog
People in the US do not piss in public nearly as much as in other places such as Paris. You'd think toilets werent invented yet. I'm in LA where everyone picks up their dog poop but I know in more rural areas, people don't pick up their dog poop as much.
Shit Louisiana? Me too lol. Or do you mean Los Angeles? Cause that place apparently has shit everywhere
The crap in Los Angeles isn't dog poop. And the areas with homeless poop can be avoided lol.
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"That's you. That's how you sound!" -- Bird
Parrots live for drama.
At first we adopted an old â10 y/oâ African Grey. After a visit to the vet to check him out, âha, this dude is receiving his pension yet?â: closer to 60-70! The previous owner ran a dog shelter, and in turn took him in when the previous-previous owner passed (and whoever before that). Funny to see a barking parrot next to a large timid Rottweiler when we picked him up.
So, dude had a rough life with a lot of unknowns and a cataract in one eye on top. He was also very afraid of brushes (for dustpans), we had no idea why (precious owner didnât know either!). Dude loved my ex, but was a bit⌠shady with me. When I had âhumanâ food, heâd be my best friend, but otherwise just pinpointing me. I was trying to befriend him, give him treats, give him attention, toys he liked. For months I was patient, he was not afraid of me, but he kept looking âfunnyâ at me and sometimes feint to bite because he just felt like it. Acting being happy with me, to suddenly snap, climb in and to the back+bottom of his (always open) cage cackling like the guerrilla he was.
One day I gave him a treat when he was sitting on his perch, he grabbed the treat in his claws, looked at me, and ⌠fucking bit me in my hand. Hard. I lost it and instantly grabbed the brush, he screamed, I screamed, I pinned him with it and sweeping him around the bottom. I did not hurt him in any way but⌠I immediately regretted it: he is scared of that brush for a reason, right?
Afterwards, we both calmed down. He sat back on his perch, looked at me, I asked him if he wanted a treat, extended my hand and⌠he took it carefully/gently. He never ever bit me again after that and while he never was adoring me, he was at least respecting me, still came for cuddles and gladly sat on my shoulder.
All parrots have crippling, unmedicated OCD. Cockatoos have that plus a crack addiction.
I probably couldnât trust him to sit on my shoulder if he bit me.
Nice you kinda worked it out and presumably made his last years better then what came before đ
But damn birds just shouldnât be pets.
Budgies & cockatiels make decent pets. Large parrots are a different story, even when they're reasonably well behaved.
Budgies and cockatiels should still be free to flock with their own in the wild. It's cruel to keep them as pets.
I actually agree on that last part. Thatâs why we only took in abandoned birds that lost their previous owner (or in our second african greyâs case: their owner just lost interest in them). They just canât be released, are fucked up by them being near humans all the time, usually bad nutrition.
But they are here and used to the not-wildlife, so we just gave them a good time as best as we could: We gave them lots of space, mental stimulation and love. Took them to our inlaws who had a large field, which they really loved. Old man actually learned to fly for a bit, but was happy with only short bits due to his blindness in one eye. He loved the beach too, and was happy that he could soar on windy days. Warmed our hearts too, as he would only walk and climb when we got him, I mean: birds are meant to fly! (And roaming in the wild too of course).
I didnât mean you with the last part. I could tell youâre a super kind person who probably isnât out there with a net catching unsuspecting cockatiels.
Glad the old man had it good in the end.
Don't they also have "A* person?"* Like, they will love the person they choose, and everyone else can just go to hell as far as they're concerned?
They do! But there is a deeper level of hate reserved for who they see as a competitor.
We in fact got another (this time a female) african grey (8y/o) that had gotten left behind by the daughter of the couple we picked her up from. We had to âauditionâ as they were bird lover themself and wanted a good home for her. We wanted a companion for our senior.
During the âauditionâ she was lovely to my ex (and me), really playful too. She was⌠mouthy/beaky and the couple explained it was normal, but stressful when you donât know a bird: sticking your finger in a double bladed cigar cutter with a psychopathic child holding it requires a ⌠leap of faith. We got the green light, took her home with us.
Boy, did she change: she was in love with me, I could hold her like a baby, was gentle with me, she completely trusted me. When I entered the room she would light up and want to be with me. Even going so far that one time she had opened up her cage (we would only close them at night), worked her way through the hall, used the curtain to climb up and hop onto bed, sit next to my head on the pillow and made soft noises to try to wake me.
Not so with my ex: she hated my ex. And she would be a damn sneaky bitch about it too! Setting up the trap, calling my ex, hold my exâs finger, look at my ex, aaaaandâŚ. Bite the shit of her finger. Only when human food was involved would she be lovey dovey with my ex.
We tested it too: I sat behind my ex, stuck my arms out under her armpits (ex would hold her arms behind her back), and I reached out to scratch her neck. She was confused about whose hand this was, so she tested it with a not too hard test bite: my ex yelped, parrot got the evil eye âhah, got that bitchâ, and bit down as hard she could (drawing blood).
When I yelped, she immediately let go, hopped out of her cage, tried to console me and be like âsorry sorryâ, giving me kisses, preening.
Oh, and both african greys didnât like each other, but merely tolerated the other. She loved old shoe/carton boxes and would immediately build a nest out of it and lay eggs (they only do that when near other male african greys), but they both had their own cage and perch, and no interest in the other.
Oh wow, i had no idea they could be so sneaky and mean!
When I was younger an out-of-state uncle had some type of macaw, I think. On visits, I was reminded numerous times, that under no circumstances should I EVER put a finger into his cage, or attempt to pet him without my uncle's supervision. I'm quite sure that the bones of my tiny elementary school-aged fingers could have been broken by that bird... I guess i never thought it could have been more than because i was a stranger, and more like my mom, dad and I were taking Uncle's attention away from bad birdie
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Why are they yelling at an animal? The animal yelling at them learned to mimic them. I bet that house is stressful AF.
I feel sorry for the bird.
I take it you're not particularly familiar with cockatoos
This bird is pretty clearly parroting her behavior back at her though. Many birds can be loud, but the human's behavior is definitely contributing to it.
I had a cockatoo growing up, but this kind of behavior is more than purely "cockatoo being a cockatoo".
Not in that regard but the person yelling at the bird is more what Iâm upset about. Do cockatoos learn on their own to scream specific worlds like this and be this aggressive?
My mom has a cat who acts like the devil and will get aggressive and sometimes bite. I have never yelled at her, even when she has me cornered in the hall and ready to attack. Iâm certainly not going to be aggressive to her. Something is wrong. Sheâs a tortie so she has attitude but even I canât figure out why sheâs like this. I did rescue for over 10 years and never encountered this issue with a domesticated cat rescued at a day old and very sweet when she doesnât turn into the devil with ppl. I have a suspicion of the cause but have scheduled a veterinary behaviorist to help out. Even if Iâm right I have to idea how to handle it.
Cockatoos will literally scream and attack people without provocation. It's kind of what they're known for. There used to be a guy on YouTube who would make videos about his cockatoo and it's various tantrums. The guy was always super calm and never once yelled at the bird, but it still screamed and behaved just like the bird in this video.
Birds are not cats, they do not behave in the same way. More than likely she's just matching it's energy.
I did not know that about cockatoos so I appreciate the information. Not a fan of the screaming back. Maybe itâs not easy having a cockatooâŚ
The screaming back is oftentimes the chaotic energy cockatoos crave. The human is playing along, not losing her cool. In nature, these little demons will just sit in trees and argue with each other all day at maximum volume and intensity. There is no such thing as a quiet and calm Cockatoo.
Whaaaaaaaattttttt? So the cockatoo also WANTS their person to scream back??
If that is the case I made a snap judgment about the bird and the owner without knowing about cockatoos.
It's sort of like playing, in that the bird is intentionally instigating to get a reaction. Like, he's walking the line on house rules that he knows will bait her, punking her out and stuff like siblings do with each other. Much like siblings bickering, it isn't exactly playing per se, but it's also normal behavior that isn't harmful. They're really quite chaotic lil dudes. Very few cockatoos don't do this.
This is fascinating. Did not know this at all. So Iâm guessing since this is play for them and they donât have another cockatoo they want to play with their humans. Would they do this with another cockatoo if they had another in the house? Or both another cockatoo and their humans?
They absolutely do this with each other, too. In the wild, the whole flock will just fuck with each other and scream their heads off for no reason.
Keep in mind, birds like this go through distinct life phases, and this behavior is more common in young ones. Children and teenagers, as it were. Many of them mellow out with age as they enter adulthood and old age.
It's also mood driven, and varies by personality. The same bird that was a complete demon in the afternoon may want cuddles a few hours later in the evening.
I saw you mentioned mimicking human words before. You're right that they do mimic the words their humans use during these little episodes, but it's mostly just about the associations with the events and the way the words feel to say to the bird. So if they are being mischievous and instigating, and they routinely hear their human shriek back like "no! fuck off!" (to use an extreme example by human standards), the bird will learn "Ah, when I'm playing rough, I can say 'fuck off' to my human. I shall do this constantly and for the next 70 years."
Also, note that a few times the woman chuckles to herself, and the man in the room seems completely calm. They're well acquainted with this routine, lol.
All in, I'd say this is a younger 'too who is feeling spicy and essentially bird-rough-housing, and the humans are perhaps a bit exasperated, but moreso worried about the bird getting overexcited and forgetting not to bite. That's the actual threat during these situations, which is why the woman has her feet up and shoes on. Prevents him from getting a little too amped and charging in for a quick nip with the face-pliers. He'll outgrow it, most likely.
Hereâs a video of a flock of Sulfur Crested Cockies. The guy filming is a fair distance away - theyâre loud as hell lol
Also a flock of Rainbow Lorikeets for your hearing pleasure.
Both are local to where I live (Sydney), so can attest to both parrots and cockatoos being screechers. Had a flock of rainbow lorikeets that used to sit outside my bedroom window in an overhead tree, and they would screech like hell ~5 am.
Theyâre super cute though (at least the lorikeets are)
Thank you for these videos. Have never seen anything like it from birds where I live (Texas). Those Rainbow Lorikeets are so beautiful. I would love to be able to see them outside my house like that. Now the screeching in both videos? I would go insane, esp if they were in a tree outside my bedroom window at 5am.
Ha, it was a palm tree too so on top of the screeching they were dropping palm seeds onto our tin roof. Theyâre relatively tame though and will come close. Love living in a metropolitan city with parrots!
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yeah fuck that owner
Husband looks so tired.
He just wants a quiet life.
Not the bird arguing with her in HER OWN VOICE Iâm crying
My step grandmother had a blue and gold mackaw that would silently hop off its cage and corner me and pull this shit.
Birds are mean AF.
They can be, but you have to establish dominance.
I had a cockatiel named Chester as a kid. He loved my dad. One day he was sitting on the arm on my dad's chair as he was reading. His hand came closer to Chester and Chester bit it. My dad just brushed Chester off the chair straight and he fell to the floor. Chester proceeded to climb up the chair back to the same spot and never bit my dad again.
I am not going to punch a bird.
And that bird knows it.
Smart move. Fighting types are weak to flying.
Sometimes you gotta fuckin let a bird know what is up. They donât fuck around. Some of them.
Iâm my parrotâs favorite person in the universe. But he knowsâŚ
yes, thank you!
when i was a child, someone gave my mom a yellow headed parrot who loved my mom and hated everyone else, which was problematic cause my mom refused to cage him. he loved to sneak up on you while you were eating at the table (or just down at the computer) and bite the shit out of your feet/shoes. yes he managed to fuck me up a few times and no, my mom kept him for over 20 years until his fat ass died.
Notice how the tone of his voice, which he learned from listening to her, sounds just like her.
Why?? Why would you even be in this situation in the first place?
Right?? My blood pressure is rising just watching this on my phone at low volume.
What's the bird saying, I can't tell
Pretty sure at one point he called her an a55hole, heard that clearly. Think there were some Fock Yous speckled here and there as well.
You can curse on Reddit
But it was fock not fuck
Someone who manages conflict by screaming and kicking can't imagine why their parrot is imitating that behavior.
Monkey see, monkey do. Sounds like this woman is extremely confrontational regularly and the parrot is just mimicking her.
Cockatoo
Um, âfunnyâ video, but is that a happy pet with an owner that is thoughtful of it and its needs?
The evil cackling at the end was perfect
Who the fuck puts their shoes on their couch what the fuck
Someone that has a bird that likes to snack on toes, maybe?
Amazingly enough I have learned that in American culture, people wear their shoes in the house. The same shoe that has seen the floor of every shit infested gas station bathroom, the dog shit on the lawn, puke on the sidewalk. Somehow, walking in the house erases the memory. They hang out in their bedrooms and living rooms just fine. Even go as far as laying down on the floor, with their shoes on. Next to people with their shoes on.
I am slowly converting my new family members to the radical theory of house slippers. Swear to god, some of them are resistant and will still wear their shoes in the house. Fucking mind boggling.
Letâs not even get started on house clothes lol. You know, the clothes youâve worn all day shouldnât touch things like your couch and bed.
Lastly, yes, when you have a house party all bets are off and you just clean up afterwards.
domestic violence is real!
This is really sad actually, the bird is becoming more and more aggressive and since it can match her voice and tone, this has been going on for a while (probably months). The bird knows it has her on the back foot and this is just going to escalate and the next step is the bird not being allowed out, after that it will get ignored in a corner and it will likely stop being fed nourishing food, just whatever is cheapest and it will become quite malnourished.
Source: Rescued and Rehabbed parrots for over 20 years.
This is a Moluccan cockatoo, they can be quite aggressive and their lower beak has two "canine-like" points that they will grab some skin and just grind in and made a nasto sore gory injury which is likely why this kay is trying to defend herself with the shoes. Lying on her back and kicking like that is accidentally communicating to the bird that it has the upper hand as that is almost a universal communication of giving in ("showing your belly") in social animals. This lady is causing this aggressive behavior even if she isn't consciously doing it.
This is why parrots aren't for everyone (especially cockatoos can be quite aggressive)
This kind of not understanding the psychology of birds always ends up with the bird suffering
I wish I lived near cockatoos. I find the noises they make therapeutic.
I like the cockatoos that visit the gum tree, outside my house. Best place for them. They no not belong in a house
âIâm not ready for thisâ
Lil dinosaurs
Being in an abusive relationship with a parrot is crazy work đ
That bird belongs in a flock, not in a house. I hate seeing captive birds. So cruel except if they have been injured. The human can get all it deserves.
What a MF...
Bird say stop playing with them. đ
That dinosaur soul is still in there, just barely hidden beneath those feathers and when the ducks, geese, parrots, swans... all of them, when they snap... it's truly something to see.
That cockatoo was ANGRY! Iâm pretty sure I heard some curse words in all of that.
Poor bird
Can someone translate for me.please?
Why is this baby so angry?!
god there are a lot of boring people in this comment section, watch the funny bird video
Could this be hormones?
This was the funniest shit I saw today
Silence is golden. Unless you own a cockatoo. Then itâs positively terrifying.
That's not a parrot.
Cockatoos are a member of the parrot family.
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