Extraordinary Animals
The Genius Parrot
Season 1 Episode 4 of 7
Dr Irene Pepperberg details the abilities of Griffin, a grey parrot being studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The bird is capable of performing tasks previously thought to be exclusive to humans, great apes and monkeys, including labelling objects, identifying colours and shapes and forming simple phrases
Extraordinary Animals airs on Sky Nature at 6:30 PM, Sunday 11 January. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Barbara Lee
Series Producer