Summary:
- Researchers at Northeastern University, MIT, and the University of Glasgow conducted a study demonstrating that parrots can learn to use video-calling technology to interact with other parrots.
- The study suggests that digital social interaction provides significant cognitive enrichment and helps mitigate the loneliness or behavioral issues often observed in captive birds.
- The findings indicate that parrots are capable of understanding the concept of video communication, as they showed clear preferences for specific "friends" and engaged in reciprocal social behaviors during calls.