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African Grey Parrot

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African Grey Parrot

The Einstein of the bird world/Small Animals

The African grey parrot is considered the most intelligent bird species, capable of learning over 1,000 words and understanding concepts like shape, color, and number. Alex, the most famous African grey, could identify 50 objects, 7 colors, and 5 shapes, and understood 'zero' as a concept. They live 40-60 years in captivity and form deep bonds with their owners.

Measurements

Body length3.3 tenths m
4.3 tenthsBar stool heights
550 millionAspirin molecules
1.2 tenthsGrand piano lengths
Wingspan5.2 tenths m
4.56Popsicle lengths
5.7 tenthsTennis nets
Weight4.1 tenths kg
68.3 trillionthsGreat Pyramids of Giza
2.83Baseball weights
3.4 hundredthsCorgis
Flight speed10 m/s
1.25Rolled bowling balls
9.09Waddling penguins

About 36 km/h

Lifespan1.6 billion s
2.9 millionSnooze alarms
37.9 billionFilm frames
395 millionSilences

About 50 years

Vocal range (low)200 Hz
4.5 tenthsConcert A notes
81.6 billionthsMicrowave frequencies
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