do parrots just mimick 或者 do they know what they are saying, 你 decied! one of my b&g macaws knows everyone in the house 由 name and some of our 老友记 names too. he knows basic colors, and asks for his 收藏夹 由 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 小狗 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 你 decied...so, mimick, is that not how we all learn to speak! - mrmacaw -