African Grey parrots have the gift of gab in a way that few other birds, even talking birds, do. You may have heard of Alex the Grey Parrot, who had amassed a vocabulary of over 100 words before his ...

When it comes to magical powers, a common wish, next to flying and being able to teleport or tell the future, is wishing for the ability to talk to animals. I've never understood it myself—I talk to ...

A British man reunited with his beloved African grey parrot, Barney, nearly a decade after the bird vanished during a ...

He really squawked to the cops. A parrot has been reunited with its owner three years after it was stolen in France — after shouting out its name to police. A vendor tried to sell the West African ...

A West Yorkshire man has been reunited with his pet African grey parrot nearly nine years after the bird was stolen during a burglary that upended his family’s life and sparked an extensive but ...

In France, someone in Marseilles tried to sell the parrot, but the species is protected and the sale was blocked. The bird wouldn't stop squawking its name Jako, which helped police find the owner.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When an African grey parrot says “three,” most assume that ...

Trapping and trading have contributed to collapse in populations across West and Central Africa The world took a major step today towards saving the threatened African Grey Parrot – one of the world’s ...

With three teens in my house (ages 19, 16, and 14), I've had my fair share of back talk, eye-rolling, heavy sighs/grunts, and slamming of doors. Some days, there's no avoiding it, and these things can ...

African grey parrots are internet stars. It’s easy to see why—the charismatic birds sing, tell jokes, and sling profanities. But how do the endangered birds get from African forests to your feed?