Einstein the Performer

[Liebling:-)))]

This is absolutely phenomenal. Play it a couple of times to get full appreciation. Thx to Dick M. for sharing with us....................ck

(Marianne, put this in Favorites for your grandchildren)




http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_winner.html


Dear hearing AD members,

Could you please translate for us what the parrot says? I had the feeling something funny about parrot speaking when I saw people laughing. I will be grateful when you translate for us.

 

[Vance]

Liebling)), I sent this link to Nas through email recent and I will post whenever I get the translation from Nas. She is at school right now so I will not hear from her for few hours.

I am curious about that as well.

 

[Levonian]

Whoo!

Einstein

Bird clears throat…

Hellooo…

Arooo!

Chirp, chirp…

Hoot, hoot…

Rooster noises…

caw, caw, caw…

Some indistinguishable noise…


This is pretty amazing. Although it is well known that many parrots (and particularly African grays) can make context-specific sounds, I have never seen a bird make a specific sound on demand. Our African gray also makes context-specific noises, but not with the same proficiency as the bird in the video. However, she says ‘nighty-night’ when the kitchen light is turned off, says ‘uh-oh’ whenever something falls on the floor, and says ‘hello’ when the phone rings.

 

[Taylor]

Woman: Alright....I'm excited..you excited? (to bird)
Bird: 'woooooo'
Woman:Can you tell them your name?
Bird: Einstein
Woman: Can you say 'Hi'?
Bird: Hello
Woman: That's nice
Woman: Lets be polite
Bird....(can't tell what bird says)

Woman..OK...lets start off with some animal sounds first....
Bird: makes a strange chirping noise
Woman:...Ok..gotta clear throat
Woman: Lets do a wolf
Bird: Howlllllll
Woman: How about a bird..can you do a bird?
Bird: chirp chirp chirp
Woman: Can you do an owl?
Bird: Hoot Hoot Hoot
Woman: How about a rooster?
Bird: Cock a doodle doo
Wman: Could you do a whisper?
Bird: squawking noise...not much of a whisper
Woman: Thats good
Woman: How about evil
Bird: a deep croaking noise
Woman: We all love you.....do you know your famous?
...are you famous?
Bird: I can't tell what bird says but it sounds like "We are"

 

[SpiceHD]

thanks! that helps

 

[Liebling:-)))]

for translation, Taylor

I understand now why the people laughed.