Imnecomrade [none/use name] to earth • 20 days agoWhen presented with a new object, parrots may experience panic. This is known as neophobia.external-linkmessage-square5 fedilinkarrow-up139cross-posted to: creature_posting@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up139external-linkWhen presented with a new object, parrots may experience panic. This is known as neophobia.Imnecomrade [none/use name] to earth • 20 days agomessage-square5 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: creature_posting@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squareBelly_Beanis [he/him]hexbear9·20 days agoAlex the Parrot recently flipped the fuck out when someone tossed a tree branch with a plushie of some kind attached to it into his backyard. His owner had to throw it into a fire to get Alex to calm down. link
minus-squareTraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]hexbear4·19 days agoSomething exactly the same happened to Apollo the African Gray. link
minus-squareBelly_Beanis [he/him]hexbear5·19 days agoDerp I got my parrots mixed up. You're right it was Apollo, not Alex lol link
minus-squareTraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]hexbear4·19 days agoLol I thought it was such a huge coincidence, but I didn't know about the plushie detail, so I didn't think much of it. link
Alex the Parrot recently flipped the fuck out when someone tossed a tree branch with a plushie of some kind attached to it into his backyard. His owner had to throw it into a fire to get Alex to calm down.
Something exactly the same happened to Apollo the African Gray.
Derp I got my parrots mixed up. You're right it was Apollo, not Alex lol
Lol I thought it was such a huge coincidence, but I didn't know about the plushie detail, so I didn't think much of it.