HELLO, MY NAME IS GREMIL GREEN
BYRD; I'M A MITRED CONURE
I AM A REAL WILD PARROT IMPORTED PRIOR THE THE BAN ON
IMPORTING WILD BIRDS. I CAME FROM SOUTH AMERICA AND I WEAR
A BRACELET THAT SHOWS I WAS LEGALLY IMPORTED THROUGH THE QUARANTINE
STATION IN CALIFORNIA.
PLEASE EXCUSE ME
WHILE I TAKE MY BATH. I LIKE MY BATH WATER COLD, ITS SO
REFRESHING.
NOW THAT I HAVE FINISHED MY BATH I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT ME AND
THE PARROT SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE.
FIRST A PRIME RULE ABOUT DEALING WITH PARROTS
NEVER STICK YOUR FINGER IN A PARROT'S
CAGE
I'M A CONURE, I'M NOISY,
THAT'S MY JOB. I'M ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD AND HAVE A LIFE SPAN
OF ABOUT 25 - 30 YEARS.
EVEN THOUGH I AM A WILD PARROT I AM BONDED TO MY HUMAN COMPANION
AND WILL BITE ANYONE WHO TOUCHES HIM. BY THE WAY, DON'T
TOUCH MY STUFF. I AM VERY AFFECTIONATE WITH HIM AND SPEND
A LOT OF TIME PREENING HIM AND TAKING CARE OF HIM. I CAN SPEAK
SOME ENGLISH BUT MOSTLY I SPEAK CONURE.
THIS IS A CONSERVATION
SITE; IT IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NON-HUMAN SPECIES. UNIQUE
1N THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE THE MANY SPECIES OF PARROTS THAT HUMANS
KEEP AS COMPANIONS AND ABOUT THE PARROT'S ABILITY AND THEIR WILLINGNESS
TO SPEAK THE HUMAN LANGUAGE. PARROTS ARE CAPABLE OF MORE
THAN JUST PARROTING HUMAN WORDS AND SOUNDS. PARROTS RAISED AND
TAUGHT IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ARE QUITE CAPABLE OF CONTEXTUAL
COMMUNICATION. THE PROFICIENCY OF THE CONTEXTUAL COMMUNICATION
IN HUMAN LANGUAGE IS DEPENDANT UPON THE INDIVIDUAL PARROT AND
HUMANS INVOLVED IN THE PARROT'S EDUCATION.
BUYING YOUR PARROT
A "TEACH YOUR PARROT TO TALK" TAPE IS PROBABLY THE MOST
DISRESPECTFUL THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR PARROT. SUCH TAPES
WILL TEACH YOUR PARROT TO "PARROT" HUMAN SOUNDS AND
LANGUAGE; IT WILL NOT TEACH HIM TO TALK. ONLY YOU, THE PARROT'S
COMPANION, CAN TEACH YOUR PARROT TO USE LANGUAGE IN A CONTEXTUAL
SENSE. TEACHING YOUR PARROT CONTEXTUAL USE OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF PATIENCE AND CONSISTENCY COUPLED WITH
A LARGE MEASURE OF KINDNESS. PARROTS, IN GENERAL, ARE SOCIAL
FLOCK CREATURES; YOU ARE HIS FLOCK, BE PREPARED TO MAKE YOUR PARROT
A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
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