Khoon asks:

>I was wondering if parrots could be the most intelligent of all the birds
>since it could imitate human speech.   Can parrots be taught to make simple
>dialogue  like  "What do your want to eat today?"  Can the parrot
>truthfully expresses its wish,  like replying back  saying " peanuts,
>bananas,  grapes  etc etc?  "  Does anyone know how much work has been done
>in this field?

Please see:

  http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/pepperberg03/pepperberg_index.html

Wirt Atmar
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