The setup for parrots’ video calls in their home environment with the recording device,
the tablet, the stand for it and the bell. Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas
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A new study by researchers at University of Glasgow has found that pet parrots prefer video calling other parrots over watching pre-recorded bird videos.
Animal-computer interaction specialists provided nine parrots and their caretakers with tablets to explore how video chats might expand the social lives of the birds, a press…
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