‘Hello, hello’: Parrots taught to make video calls feel less lonely, study shows


The study suggested that the parrots may have benefitted from making new feathered friends over the Internet. — AFP

Humans are not the only ones who feel lonely. Some animals like parrots do too, and to feel less lonely, what do they do? Video call another parrot.

This was revealed during a three-month study, which found that pet parrots that are allowed to make video calls to each other show signs of feeling less isolated.

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