Meet Disco the incredible talking budgie | Pets - Wild at Heart - BBC
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Published 2015-01-14
Watch the BBC first on iPlayer π bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Documentary revealing secrets behind pets' behaviour - why hamsters run in a wheel, how dogs pick up pack rules and how kittens learn to be solitary hunters. The latest science also reveals why budgies talk.
When budgies mimic their owners they are simply doing what they would do in the wild. They learn their names from their parents and also the distinct calls of their family.
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All Comments (21)
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Every time she puts her mouth in front of his face. Disco: pls donβt f*cking eat me.
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" I used to be a spy not a parakeet" 1:50
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Iβve NEVER seen a budgie be so eloquent! Usually thatβs reserved for for the larger parrots. This is the best Iβve ever heard!
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I love how it's Tennant narrating and Disco says his cage is bigger on the inside! And "I'm a doctor, not a parakeet" really cracked me up! π€£π€£
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"I'm a doctor, not a parakeet" - Disco the parakeet.
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Are we just gonna ignore how the dog just stopped and watched Disco like, βdid this nugget just call me a cat..?β
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I've been in the avian field now for the better part of 35yrs. Having worked "hands on" with everything from Warblers to Birds of Prey and Budgies to Macaws. I also have owned countless species of parrots as well. My IRN or Indian Ringneck was the best talker i've ever had. They are right up there with African Grey's and Amazons. However, this budgie is absolutely AMAZING in terms of it's clarity. I know they are able too say up to about 200 words. But i never thought there clarity was this good. Awesome video and great job training your "fid". That's us parrot parent lingo for when we address them as our kids.
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Birds are very intelligent creatures.
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Plot twist: The parrot was the narrator the whole time.
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Disco: talks maturely like a human My 5 budgies: screams at everything ever
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The dog's expression omfggggg ππππ
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I had a yellow parakeet that talked. I didn't train him, I used to leave the radio on for him when I went out, same station. Came home one day and he said "WPLJ 95.5". I started cracking up, then I started saying things over and over and he picked up real fast. I also had the parakeet when he was very young, that may have something to do with it.
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1:49 " I used to be a spy" Are we really gonna ignore this part
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I've had multiple budgies that talked very well. One used to say "F*ck off* every time somebody entered the house π
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βIβm a spyβ THAT WAS LITERALLY SO ADORABLE I CANTπππβ€οΈππ
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That is one AMAZING lil boy, I've NEVER heard a parakeet speak so clearly! He's amazing πππ
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I love how offended the dog looked when Disco called it a cat.
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dog walks by Bird- "A cat. Meow Meow. 1:38
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We sadly just lost our budgie to a cyst that bled out. He was just over 2 years old and knew at least 60 words. It depends on the bird and the time the humans of the flock spend with it. This was an amazing bird. He spoke very clear and precise, what drove me crazy was that it was so hard to get him talking on camera.didnβt matter if it was a camera, a cell phone or an iPad, it only took him seconds to clam right up and be speechless. Didnβt matter if we were only a few feet from him or across the room trying to record him. Caught him a couple of times but only a few words and sayings.
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I saw 2 parrots outside of a shop in Thailand swearing their heads off and insulting everyone that walked past in the local isaan dialect, which was hilarious.
