gcc knows colors

[cdog]

Ok so my female gcc has never done mind tricks before so I figured I would start. I was playing on the comupter and came across a male and female eclectus. I showed her which was green and which was red, and I asked her which was red and she tapped the picture of the red one! I have been doing this with different floors for ten minutes and she hasn't gotten one wrong! I even showed her red and pink, asked her which was pink and she chose it!
She is only three and is so smart!

 

[romie12321]

o wow that is cool

 

[cdog]

O my gosh I just showed her a ball and a bell, and asked which is the bell and she picked it! I also showed her a ball and hook, and asked which is a hook and she picked it!
I'm so proud of her.

 

[BillsBirds]

How great is that! You should read "Alex & Me", about Dr. Pepperburg's experiments with an African Grey Parrot and things like recognition, counting, and problem solving. A good book about parrot intelligence.

 

[Spiritbird]

She is truly a smart bird. I do not think we give our birds enough credit for their brain power sometimes.

 

[Remy]

That's awesome! My mom just read a book about a grey that they were training for science. When he didn't want to ID the colors, he would say every color BUT the real color! LOL

 

[Remy]

Oh, it's the one that BillsBirds just mentioned.

 

[cdog]

She is also in breeding mode right now so when I put her back on her cage while I am feeding her babies she immediately went to the box with her boyfriend and...well you know.

 

[cdog]

What is that book called so I can get it?
Haha never mind, duh you just told me.lol