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https://bgr.com/2018/12/17/parrot-uses-alexa-order-food-play-music/
Dec 18, 2018 10:04 AM
FerrousBuehler
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https://bgr.com/2018/12/17/parrot-uses-alexa-order-food-play-music/
OFFICIALsomebody
i thought it was Einstein for a second there only Rocco i know is from the pebble and the penguin
chipchippason
I can’t believe there’s pet I could get, that gets kicked out places for swearing. I never needed anything more.
pdogg2121
I felt the rains down in AAALLEEXXXAA
Arvandor
True that not all parrots are smart. My mom has a white-capped Pionus. Stupidest damn bird I have EVER seen. Ever. Thing is super dumb.
StructuralIntegrityIsOverrated
Well, good thing he activated parrotal controls
BingoBangoBoom
"Polly wants a mother fucking cracker." - that bird
SolaceAvatar
I believe the parrot would be 'intentionally' activating Alexa, not 'mindlessly'.
helholm
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9093611264/h7AA462A5/
13thDiablo
messierthirtyone
Parrots and older working women sound the same..
NonstopRampage
...All I can think right now is "RAAAK, POKEMON GO-TO-THE-POLLS!" or "HILLARY WANT A CRACKER". It fucking fits.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
Unfortunately we can't kick out old women for swearing too much.
TomZarekVP
Yeah but it was all crackers
Valdros
Alex, another African Grey, was taught how to count and understand colors and shapes. If you showed him a group of new items he'd never 1/2
Valdros
Seen before, he was able to count them and tell you what color they were. You can find him pretty easily on YouTube, it's worth looking for
ChocolateWilly
What monster snipped this?
InfinityDragon
Raise your hand of you thought this was going to be a story about Alex the Parrot.
cre8majic
But are you disappointed?? This is great
ehoba666
Alexa, trade my privacy for slight convenience
FerrousBuehler
You're already doing that via your phone, computer and tablet.
Gweehe101
I agree with pulunan below, give Rocco strawberries and ice cream. He deserve it.
flipsht
I can confirm, my a̶*̶*̶h̶o̶l̶e̶ gray parrot, loved to harrass anyting that moved, cats, dogs, other birds, the plumber. cont
coniferall
My African grey chases my Rottweiler all over the house.
flipsht
by makling sounds like cats or dogs or answering hello when someone came in. if they did not react he would get offended and walk away, cont
flipsht
with his head up and saying "rævhøl" 'a**hole' in Norwegain. he could fly, be he walked to get his pint forward.
zorb33
not surprised that people with bird brains have the mentality of a 3 year old. this confirms it.
GenghisVeryMuchEnjoysTwinkies
GhostsofRazgriz
I want a macaw so bad...
CyrilConnolly
But if you have no experience, you shouldn't start with a Macaw because they need a lot of attention.
GhostsofRazgriz
I've been planning it out with my SO. We've agreed to wait until our future children are all above the age of 3 at a minimum before I get it
GhostsofRazgriz
but I agree with the experience part heavily, too many don't understand that it's a cable cutter with wings that operates at 150dB at night.
CyrilConnolly
Then start with something light, like a Parakeet (which is also related to the parrot family)
LurkingWasBetter
Squak! Alexa! One 50-pound bag of sunflower seeds! Rush delivery. Confirm purchase!
YoMissSpaceQueen
I think most if not all animals are much smarter than people want to assume. Ive met a ton of people that dont seem as smart as my cat, so..
IGenerallyPostThumbsUpGifs
You do have a point.
glovelyday
Pardon me if I remain dubious.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
Feel free.
six187
Best case he did order stuff of Amazon but it was unintentionally for sure
FerrousBuehler
Go for it. Parrots often repeat words they hear so it's definitely plausible
glovelyday
The post clearly implies intention. That's what I find implausible.
MotherSekmet
dont know about African greys per say but the parrot my family use to own use to turn the radio on himself to dance to it.
CoffinFullOfPudding
African greys are incredibly smart. Like, self-aware smart
glovelyday
"Self-aware" is a far cry from "I think I'll use Alexa to have Amazon Prime send me some crackers that UPS will deliver to me in a few days"
Anatoos
Look up Alex the Parrot. There's quite a few animal species that are capable of somewhat advanced conceptual thought.
TrystaCameo
“Inadvertently” ordered?!? Fuck no I’m p sure that parrot did that shit 110% on purpose.
fign37
“inadvertently tried to order” ...my ass
BattleMercy
Too bad my phone ignores half of what I say when I try that..
PyllyNalleMissionaries
And mine keeps popping up the damn voice recognition when the mic access is disabled
VerticallyGifted
Let us remember this glorious birb: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)
candunc
The only non-human to ask a question about itself. Alex was very special.
TheVoidListens
I'm not even surprised it was an African Grey. I am laughing like an idiot he got kicked out for swearing too much.
owlest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENN1UZl84gA
BenjamanFranklin
As soon as I read what happened I was like "African grey".
TheVoidListens
Right xD
YosemiteYeet
We had a parrot when I was a kid. He would scream “Shut the fuck up!” If you made any noise when the lights were out. ‘Twas neat.
UmmNoSoz
At least you thought it was the parrot...
TheVoidListens
Hahahahahhahahah!
MadMerlyn
sounds like a New Yorker.
sunakochaniscrazyforbones
afambelafonte
My aunt had an African gray that would bark at their dog Lucy until it started barking, then scream "LUCY SHUT UP" repeatedly
albester
Our neighbour's African Gray would sit next to the door, imitate the doorbell, and when people rushed to open the door, do an evil "HA HA"
afambelafonte
Parrot would do this over and over and eventually the dog ended up in a state of near constant anxiety.
OfficialBirdFacts
Most parrots are not “far from intelligent”. It’s true that greys have amazing cognitive abilities but other parrots are not stupid.
FartBoxExtract
Exactly. What a baseless comment.
JustDontCare
I'm not so sure.. I mean. I'm not familiar with all 402 species of parrots to disprove the statement of "Most parrots".
LateChrononaut
IDK most humans are "far from intelligent" and we have the thumb things. I bet the same holds true for parrots.
iceynyo
Thumbass.
CobraEatsSky
bwahahha +1
BunnieWigglesworth
Can’t speak to others, but the galahs and cockatoos in Australia are dumb as bricks. How do birds regularly get hit by cars?!?
unkiereamus
Well, crows get hit by trucks because the don't have an alert sound for them.
TheReaper3
iceynyo
The same way people get hit by cars? Just underestimate their own abilities. To be fair, people are dumb as bricks too.
bigbootybigfoot
My dad drives a semi, he told me he was at a stop light and noticed in his mirrors two kids walk under the trailer. People are real dumb.
RedVsBlue
Yeah, I think a better description would be “they are much closer to human intelligence compared to other parrots” - Bird Law
VictusVonGuyver
The fact most parrots do run into language barriers with other Parrot groups is a good indicator of how smart they are.
RedVsBlue
Exactly, and it helps show where the Grey stands out without insulting all other parrots.
WinstonChurchmountain
No, no. African Greys absolutely DO insult other parrots. And people. And animals. And eachother.
RedVsBlue
I met one in Maui that swore in Spanish.
CassiusPolybius
TMW you reach the int threshold where God starts dealing out the nerfs.
dontsayretarded0itsgay
Tbf three-year-olds are pretty dumb
StoptheInfamousElGuapo
I think most of the members of congress are dumber than three year olds....
dontsayretarded0itsgay
More self-serving anyway
StoptheInfamousElGuapo
I stand by my statement....
TheBestRussian
No, 3yo are actually surprisingly smart in the connections they make in the world and even their speech. Obvs they’re still small children.
dontsayretarded0itsgay
pour their juice from a fat cup to a skinny cup and they'll think you magicked more juice into existence. You can look at them either way
TheBestRussian
This is just a testament of how complex our neural networks are, including visual processing, depth perception, and ability to track objects
TheBestRussian
Think about it. How do you know where another person is looking just by looking at their eyes? The sensory processing here is astounding.
Pulunen
Give that parrot the strawberries and ice cream he ordered.
Martellus
Seems like that parrot learned to type too
Pulunen
Boredoom
Give the parrot ice cream! Give the parrot ice cream! Give the parrot ice cream!
BahamutBBob
Don't forget to film it!
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
Yeah otherwise he'll send the glitter bomb package to those order thieves!
DreamMachine3
Ha! Just saw that
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