[datura]

They do far more than mimick. They speak in context, knowing the meaning of the words. Even my Blue and Gold Macaw speaks in context, but Greys can have vocabularies over 2,000 words.

To say they merely mimick is quite laughable.

[zeugma]

They do far more than mimick. They speak in context, knowing the meaning of the words. Even my Blue and Gold Macaw speaks in context, but Greys can have vocabularies over 2,000 words.

I'm sure you're familiar with Alex. He actually understood the concept of "zero", which is astounding IMO.

[Jamestown1630]

Irene Pepperberg and Alex:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXoTaZotdHg