Parrots do not know how to talk in the usual sense of the word – they just remember and repeat the words. However, not only words – they can memorize and reproduce some other sounds.
Many parrots love alcohol. In nature, they get it by eating fermented fruit and nuts.
The breeding and sale of parrots make a significant contribution to the Czech budget.
Parrots have no vocal chords, so they produce all sounds using their tongue and beak.
Most parrots eat plant food and sometimes catch insects, but Kea parrots are real predators and even attack fairly large animals, like sheep.
Nowadays, there are more domestic parrots in the world than wild parrots living in nature.
Of all the innumerable bird species, only parrots can absorb food by holding it in their paws.
Parrots were domesticated about three thousand years ago.
