Manuel Gragg

Parrots' obvious cleverness, gregarious personalities, rich social lives, behavioral flexibility, and long lifespans, combined with their almost uncanny ability to mimic sounds gives them the social flexibility to bond to humans and impart a seemingly human-like intelligence.The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds, and other plant material. A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and lorikeets are specialised for feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits.