No. Instead of the usual Polly wants *** cracker. Parad owners are asking if Polly wants *** video chat. Do you want to talk to her? It's enough to make *** lonely parrot. Bob its head with excitement in *** paper titled Birds of *** Feather video flock together. Researchers describe teaching 18 pet parrots to ring *** bell. When they rang the bell, they were presented with *** tablet which friend would you like to call and given *** choice of parrots for *** video chat? You want calls over *** three month period? Oh, the OK. The parrots made 100 and 47 requests for video calls. Some birds got called *** lot. We had the VIP birds, some called, some birds got called less. The ones who got called the most were the ones who also made the most calls. The researchers could tell the birds were truly engaged because they preened together, tried to touch one another, imitated each other and even sort of sang. Ok. So maybe there were no love struck movie moments. She's beautiful. But if you're researching parrots, can there be *** greater thrill than this? But sometimes *** bird would accidentally call us. So sometimes I was in *** meeting or giving *** class or at home and I would get *** phone call from *** bird. Imagine seeing on your caller ID, Sammy, the parent. Jeanne Moos CNN, New York cor you like?

Lonely parrots 'talk' to each other on video chats

Updated: 6:48 AM EDT Apr 27, 2023

Parrots in the wild are social, and as pets, they can seem lonely at times. Now, some researchers might have found a solution. In a paper, researchers describe teaching 18 pet parrots to ring a bell. When they rang the bell, they were presented with a tablet and given a choice of parrots for a video chat.Watch the video above to see the parrots video chat with each other.Over a three-month period, the parrots made 147 requests for video calls."Some birds got called a lot. We have VIP birds. Some birds got called less," said Rébecca Kleinberger, study co-author at Northeastern University. The ones who got called the most were the ones who also made the most calls.The researchers could tell the birds were truly engaged because they preened together, tried to touch one another, imitated each other and even sang together.

Parrots in the wild are social, and as pets, they can seem lonely at times. Now, some researchers might have found a solution.

In a paper, researchers describe teaching 18 pet parrots to ring a bell. When they rang the bell, they were presented with a tablet and given a choice of parrots for a video chat.

Watch the video above to see the parrots video chat with each other.

Over a three-month period, the parrots made 147 requests for video calls.

"Some birds got called a lot. We have VIP birds. Some birds got called less," said Rébecca Kleinberger, study co-author at Northeastern University.

The ones who got called the most were the ones who also made the most calls.

The researchers could tell the birds were truly engaged because they preened together, tried to touch one another, imitated each other and even sang together.

There were numerous attacks on a New Hampshire family's pet on St. Patrick’s Day. Video shows an owl trying to attack Buddy the parrot.While celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with her family, Cynthia Auger of Merrimack, New Hampshire, heard a large bang. "So I came in and I looked out the windows, and all of a sudden in the tree, I could see this big, huge owl," Auger said. The owl was looking to make Buddy the parrot a snack."The owl started to move a little bit. Then flew, and bang." Auger said. "We were all just 'Oh my gosh, what's happening?'"After numerous tries of breaking through Buddy's window, the owl finally flew away. Buddy was safe, or so the family thought."We hear Buddy freaking out," Auger said. "Squawking, screeching, and flapping around."The owl came back."I looked down and there's the owl in the snow below the window staring at the bird cage," Auger said. Auger said she was worried that the owl would break through the window. The next night the owl came back, just staring at Buddy for hours.Sister station WMUR spoke to Maria Colby, owner of the nonprofit Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Henniker, New Hampshire, about the situation."This happens usually a couple of times a year," Colby said. She said the culprit is a barred owl, which can be found all over New Hampshire. They can go after smaller birds, but it's not their favorite. Her advice to make sure this doesn't happen again was short and simple."Move the bird so the owl doesn't see the bird, or pull down the shades," Colby said. Buddy the parrot remains safe.Auger said she's never seen an owl in her neighborhood until the night of the incident.