YogiBird
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- 1/16/24
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- Kris
so i was sick over the weekend with a stomach bug... Rico didn't leave my side even one time. he didn't make a lot of noise, and i feel like he knew that i was sick. he was watching me the whole time, and he even preened me when i was sleeping. he picked the dead skin cells off my face as well very gently and cooed to me.
is this a sign of emotional intelligence? i know parrots and birds have the intelligence of a 3-4 year old and even more depending on species, but my GCC has not acted like this before. i have only had him for about 2 1/2 months and he already behaves like he has been with me forever.
so i guess the question is... does anyone else believe that parrots could potentially have emotional intelligence or is this more of a flock behavioral thing? is it because he views me as 'flock' and is concerned about me, or is it that he potentially feels this 'care' for me as a different species and shows it through small acts of kindness?
is this a sign of emotional intelligence? i know parrots and birds have the intelligence of a 3-4 year old and even more depending on species, but my GCC has not acted like this before. i have only had him for about 2 1/2 months and he already behaves like he has been with me forever.
so i guess the question is... does anyone else believe that parrots could potentially have emotional intelligence or is this more of a flock behavioral thing? is it because he views me as 'flock' and is concerned about me, or is it that he potentially feels this 'care' for me as a different species and shows it through small acts of kindness?