African Grey parrots aren't just among the smartest birds ... especially when they're happy and engaged with their training. On the flip side, though, they also have quite a knack for recalling ...

South Africa exported thousands of grays to the region in 2016. African gray parrots learn to speak much as infants do—by using their tongues to produce precise copies of words they hear.

Grey parrot breeding mills have no conservation value, and the high cost of captive breeding creates incentives to capture and trade wild-caught birds to meet demand. The proposal to establish a new ...