As with humans and touchscreens, there are potential drawbacks — some familiar (“Participants in our study often emphasized the risk of their birds’ overuse, li

As with humans and touchscreens, there are potential drawbacks — some familiar (“Participants in our study often emphasized the risk of their birds’ overuse, likening their screen time needs to those of children,” the paper reads); others uniquely avian (“When asked what risks tablet applications could pose to parrots, the most common answer was ‘potential damage to the tablet.’”) Concerns about "potential damage to the tablet" are not uniquely avian. The videos seem to show COTS tablets in cases that have been designed for children. . COTS: Commercial, Off-The-Shelf; a product that is commonly available for sale, and is fit for use with little or no modification.