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I am reminded of the case of Alex the Parrot [1]. We all know parrots can mimic human speech very well, but the case made for Alex is that he was using actual
by JoeDaDude 5y ago
I am reminded of the case of Alex the Parrot [1]. We all know parrots can mimic human speech very well, but the case made for Alex is that he was using actual language to convey meaning and not just parroting (pun intended) what he heard.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)
In my wild imagination, I imagine parrots being taught to communicate with humans, being let loose into the jungle, and the passing on human language to their offspring. Some years hence, people would venture into the jungle and would be able to ask the parrots for directions. :)
- pstuart 5y agoKind of like this: http://www.chitka.info/attention.html http://www.chitka.info/attention.html
- jobigoud 5y agoThere is also the case of these dogs that have grown up using sound boards to communicate with their humans (sound on): https://www.instagram.com/p/CMuXy3mBcVw/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMuXy3mBcVw/
- Ancalagon 5y agoWow that is fascinating, thank you for sharing
- rotexo 5y agoOn a tangent: if humanity ever found themselves in a children of men-style situation, I think an excellent use of the final generation’s resources and effort would be building a system of fully automated luxury communism for the corvids and parrots of the world. Automated seed farms, drones that carry birds with broken wings to safety and treat their wounds, self-cleaning nesting boxes, etc.