Parrot Kindergarten: Teaching Birds to Talk with Tech & Trust

About this episode

This episode explores innovative methods for teaching parrots to communicate using technology and understanding their emotions.

What happens when science, compassion, technology and a parrot come together? In this episode, we sit down with Jen, who took a groundbreaking approach to teaching birds how to communicate using tablets and touchscreens! Her birds are the first documented parrots that can READ AND WRITE!! We explore how to truly understand your bird’s emotions, recognize signs of trauma, fear, and even pain, and how technology and trust-based training can create a bridge between species. Whether you're a bird...

People in this episode

Host: Sandra

Guest: Jen

Topics covered

• parrot training
• technology in animal communication
• emotional understanding of birds
• trust-based training
• animal behavior

Keywords

• parrots
• communication
• tablets
• touchscreens
• animal training
• emotions
• trauma
• trust

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parrot Podcast

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