As pets, parrots tend to live longer than popular pets such as cats and dogs. The lifespan of parrots can be divided into two types: physiological lifespan and actual lifespan! The former refers to the time a parrot can survive under ideal conditions, excluding unfavorable factors such as predators, climate variability, food shortages, and human harassment.
This is also close to the lifespan of a parrot as a human pet. The actual lifespan refers to the time that wild parrots can survive in the face of various unfavorable conditions in nature. In fact, the biological lifespan of wild parrots is calculated on the basis of their record of survival in human-reared conditions.
At present, bird experts have found through research that the lifespan of small parrots in general cages is about 8-20 years, the lifespan of medium-sized parrots is about 25-40 years, and the lifespan of large parrots is between 50-90 years.
There are even large parrots that are over a hundred years old.
Parrots often learn to speak, why? The parrot's vocal apparatus is very similar to that of humans. The parrot's tongue is round and fleshy, and the wall of the bronchial interlace in the mouth is thin, which is the basis for the development of language sounds.
So after long-term training, you can imitate human speech. The mouth of parrots is relatively large, and the tongue is round and fleshy. Very different is that the syrinx where the two bronchi intersect is different from other birds, where the wall is very thin and becomes membranous.
When the air passes through the syrinx, it is very easy to make a sound. There are very developed muscles outside the syrinx, the syrinx muscles. The contraction and relaxation of this part of the muscles can change the shape of the syrinx.
Therefore, as long as the parrot is taught to say a simple word for a long time, it can become a habit to speak.
So how do you train a parrot to speak? There are mainly the following skills:
1. Teaching environment: When teaching parrots to speak, it is best to choose some quiet places, such as homes, parks, etc.
Do not teach parrot on the street in the downtown area, otherwise, the parrot will not be able to understand the teaching content due to the noise.
2. Teaching time: The time is mainly in the early morning. This is the time when the parrot is more excited and active.
It is best to teach before feeding. The food can be used as a reward for the parrot after learning, which will be very beneficial for the parrot to learn to speak.
3. Teaching method: teach it some simple sentences repeatedly every day. Be careful not to be too complicated.
The pronunciation should be accurate and clear. If you feel that your pronunciation is inaccurate, you can use your mobile phone or tape recorder to play the sentence.
After a period of persistence, the parrot will learn to say.
