First, the reason why parrots can talk
The oral structure of parrots is very strange, they The tongue is round and fleshy, and the syrinx at the intersection of the two bronchi of parrots is different from that of other birds. The wall of this part of the parrot is very thin and film-like, so when air passes through this part, the can make a sound. The parrot can change the shape of the vocal tract by contracting and relaxing the vocal muscles, and then make different sounds. After the parrot has been trained for a long time, the parrot will develop the habit of learning to speak.
So birds have their own language, all parrot species speak without training, but only in their language. If a parrot is to learn to speak, it must be trained.
In addition, there are many kinds of parrots, and the intelligence and imitation ability of different types of parrots are different, and not all parrots can learn to speak after being trained, and some parrots are not good at all. Can speak human.
Second, is parrot speaking consciously?
Although parrots can learn to speak human words, their behavior is only a simple imitation. When imitating human speech, there is no human consciousness and emotion, otherwise it will be scary.
Although parrots are very smart, they can only learn to speak after a long period of training. The owner should train the parrot to speak from simple to complex, not to teach it to say some more complex words and syllables at once, and to give them enough confidence in the training process, this is the focus of training the parrot to speak.
Three, how to train parrots to speak
If you want parrots to speak more, you should pay attention to training the parrots every day, so that the parrots can develop the ability to learn how to speak. Habit. For example, when feeding parrots, you can teach them to say some fixed phrases. After repeated training, they will consciously imitate the words you taught them. If the owner is usually busy, it is recommended to use a tape recorder to record what you want to teach the parrot to say, and play it to them when you are not at home. Over time, the parrot will naturally learn to speak more.
Reminder: If you pay more attention to parrots’ ability to speak, it is recommended to choose male parrots, because compared with female parrots, male parrots have a stronger memory , the speed of learning to speak is faster, which can reduce the difficulty of training.