do parrots just mimick 또는 do they know what they are saying, 당신 decied! one of my b&g macaws knows everyone in the house 의해 name and some of our 프렌즈 names too. he knows basic colors, and asks for his favorites 의해 name, "wanna pine nut, nana, wana nana". when i'm going out he asks, "store, eens ( genes ) and "drive", even "van, ruck ( truck ), then it's "go, wana go, van, go drive van", and if i say that i will be rite back he says "wana go, i sing" then he starts to sing his song, "hopping 강아지 you're the one" and so he goes on, ( the tune of rubber ducky ). he likes to get the change at the store to play with. i have many macaws, most do talk somewhat, but not like orion. i could go on but 당신 decied...so, mimick, is that not how we all learn to speak! - mrmacaw -