Explore the specialized anatomy that allows parrots to talk, scream, curse, and recite facts like humans. Whether they’re belting Beyoncé, head-banging to classic rock, or rattling off curse words at zoo-goers, parrots are constantly astounding us. They are among the only animals that produce human speech, and some parrots do it almost uncannily well. How is this possible? Grace Smith-Vidaurre and Tim Wright dig into the anatomy that allows parrots to talk, scream, curse, and recite facts. Lesson by Grace Smith-Vidaurre and Tim Wright, directed by Anton Bogaty. Support Our Non-Profit Mission Support us on Patreon: 🤍bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: 🤍bit.ly/TEDEDShop Connect With Us Sign up for our newsletter: 🤍bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: 🤍bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: 🤍bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: 🤍bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram Keep Learning View full lesson: 🤍ed.ted.com/lessons/why-can-parrots-talk-grace-smith-vidaurre-and-tim-wright Dig deeper with additional resources: 🤍ed.ted.com/lessons/why-can-parrots-talk-grace-smith-vidaurre-and-tim-wright#digdeeper Animator's website: 🤍antonbogaty.com Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Jeremy Shimanek, Mark Byers, Avinash Amarnath, Xuebicoco, Rare Media, Rayo, Po Foon Kwong, NinjaBoffin, Jesse Jurman, Scott Markley, Elija Peterson, Ovidiu Mrd, paul g mohney, Aravind Battaje, Steven Razey, Nathan Giusti, Helen Lee, Anthony Benedict, Karthik Balsubramanian, John Hong, Annastasshia Ames, Sean, Amy Lopez, Vinh-Thuy Nguyen, Liz Candee, Ugur Doga Sezgin, Anthony Arcis, Karmi Nguyen, John C. Vesey, Yelena Baykova, Harshita Jagdish Sahijwani, Nick Johnson, Carlos H. Costa, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Kurkoski, Ryan B Harvey, Abhishek Bansal, Akinola Emmanuel, Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco, Sebastiaan Vleugels, JY Kang, Abhishek Goel, Heidi Stolt, Christina Salvatore, Karlee Finch, Michael Goldberg, Denise A Pitts, Doug Henry, Keven Webb and Deepak Iyer.
Well i always thought that they just learned, glad to find the real answer.
This closed mouth is sus... 1EYUhpimyxc&t=1m56s 1:56
learned while volunteering at a wildlife shelter that crows are also capable of human speech. i knew they were smart but didn't think they had the physical capacity, it was such a shock
i want a parrot now damn it
So cool :)
What color is the sky ? 🎶🎤
PARROTS NOW READS STOCKS NEWS ???!? 😂😂😂😂
@*$!! 1EYUhpimyxc&t=4m16s 4:16
1EYUhpimyxc&t=3m41s 3:41 I love that child’s reaction 😂
They can also imitate creeper so be careful
i got super exited when you said "monk parrakeet" becouse i have one named blue!
Invest in crypto 💀
My friends parrot used to tell you to f@ youtube.com/results?search_query=%23k #k off if you said hello lol
Why they play Beyoncé like that cus who was that 😭😭😭
Imagine being in the amazon and you hear a loud SHUT UP!!! From parrots saying it all at once
Pls do history vs Sultan Abdulhamid II or history vs Queen Victoria II, pls.
I'm sure the first time parrots were discovered they were hung.
In Hinduism, Kamadeva and His consort Devi Rati are mounted on parrots. Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, Rajashyamala Devi, Meenakshi Devi and Kamakshi Devi have parrot as vahana (mount). Rajashyamala is even nicknamed as Shukapriya (parrot lover). Shuka and Sharika (parrot and myna) are prominent in the kirtan Brindabana Bilashini Rai Amader, and Radha is portrayed with parrot too. There's a famous film called Adi Shankaracharya from 1983 where Adi Shankaracharya visits Mandana Misra and the parrot says "Vedas are final authority, not just a philosophy. Perform your daily rituals for good Karma phal."
I bet cats can totally talk too but they think it's funny to make us try and interpret their meows