People form enduring emotional bonds with animals – dogs, cats etc. Mainly domesticated animals except wild parrots. What enables them to form social bonds with people? In Thinking Like A Parrot, we look beyond the captive parrots to the mischievous, inquisitive & astonishingly vocal wild parrots. Focussing on the psychology & ecology of wild parrots, we observe their distinctive social behaviour, sophisticated cognition & extraordinary vocal abilities. A parrot’s ability to bond with people is an evolutionary by-product of intense sociality & flexible behaviour. Despite their adaptability & intelligence, all large wild parrots are endangered. Some surprising insights into a parrot’s intelligence, flexibility & resilience.
