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eliflast Wednesday at 12:57 PM2 repliesview on HN

Cockatoo language in nature is this:

Child: wild call

Parent: wild call back

Child: wild call back

Parent: wild call back

Child: wild call back

There are bird species with nuanced dialogue-like calls, but parrots are not him ...


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xeonmclast Wednesday at 1:32 PM

And, occasionally, demonic summoning chants:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUjJysUMTw

ImaCakelast Thursday at 12:02 AM

While their calls sound like chalk on a blackboard their body language is complex. You can communicate a lot via your actions and expressions!