A Real Talking Budgie?

A Canadian man has conclusive proof that parrots can understand and use context in the same way people do.

One of his budgerigars had a remarkable vocabulary of over 800 words and was able to converse on just about anything. As a result several websites were created with an extensive library of his parrots recordings and videos. These recordings are so amazing that many people have a hard time believing they are real!

" I can't understand how some people can think these recordings are not real. My sites have had over 300,000 audio downloads. People come from all over the world to hear them. Not once has anyone came up with, nor will they, any evidence to prove they are a hoax. Heck, other budgies even know they are real. Most budgies react to them because they hear another budgie talking" says Ryan.

People ask, "If this is true then why hasn't it been acknowledged as credible research?"

"I don't believe that most scientists and people in general are ready to accept the fact that any animal can be this intelligent. Especially an animal as small as a budgie. Research is currently making advancements understanding animal intelligence but at much lower levels. My research proves that animals and especially parrots are capable of complex thought and think much like us in many ways, including understanding concepts like humour and even God. I really think it is about time people know that animals are much more like us than we have been led to believe."

Some people think, "These files can't be real because it is obvious that many have some how magically appeared after Victor died.

Ryan's response, " I still have other recordings and videos of Victor that I have not posted on the site yet. Only selected recording got posted when I had the time. Victor was recorded quite often. Analyzing the recordings, transferring them to paper and upgrading the website take up a much of my spare time. I just spent many months redesigning the sites and have much work still left to do. His sites consist of several hundred pages of text and audio and each one takes time.

Others say: Sure the audio and videos are really a budgie talking. You can see that, but Ryan's interpretation is not what Victor is really saying.

" Victor's recordings are quite hard to understand at times, and Betty's are even more difficult. I have spent hundreds of hours analyzing these recordings and learning thier accents. If anyone knows what they are saying, I do. I believe my interpretations to be more that 95% accurate. A budgie is not like a parrot. They develop their own accents and speech patterns and do not usually sound like their trainer. Their voices are very small and they are often underestimated. Victor could also talk very fast and you can miss a whole sentence without realizing it. For those who doubt my interpretations of what he is saying, I challenge you to spend some time on the site and listen to all of his recordings. I believe if you did that, you would have a very good grasp of what he is saying too. There are already hundreds of people who have taken the time and understand Victor quite well."

Even after all this evidence is presented in a fashion that is truly undisputable, some people still say, "There is no way I am going to believe that this is a real bird saying these things, because it is just not possible."

For those who won't believe it, all I can say is, "Perhaps you just don't want to see the truth. It could also be a classic case of denial to justify your treatment of birds or animals in the past or present. Parrots truly are sentient and concious beings. Other recent research has also proved they are far more intelligent than previously thought. The evidence could not be more clear."

Ryan Reynolds is the director of http://www.budgieresearch.homestead.com and is also the founder of the Budgie Research Group. He is well known among the budgie enthusiasts on the Internet and is a world leader in training parrots (budgies) to talk. His research involved the late Victor The Budgie who he claimed to be the "World's Most Intelligent Talking Bird." Currently he is working with several other budgerigars who have demonstrated similar abilities for talking in context.