People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species,
such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are
domesticated animals, with one notable exception: Many people form
close and supportive relationships with parrots, even though these
amusing and curious birds remain thoroughly wild creatures. What
enables this unique group of wild animals to form social bonds with
people, and what does this mean for their survival? In Thinking
Like a Parrot, Alan Bond and Judy Diamond look beyond much of the
standard work on captive parrots to the mischievous, inquisitive,
and astonishingly vocal parrots of the wild. Focusing on the
psychology and ecology of wild parrots, Bond and Diamond document
their distinctive social behavior, sophisticated cognition, and
extraordinary vocal abilities. Also included are short
vignettes--field notes of the natural history and behavior of both
rare and widely distributed species, from the neotropical
crimson-fronted parakeet to New Zealand's flightless,
ground-dwelling kakapo. This composite approach makes clear that
the behavior of captive parrots is grounded in the birds' wild
ecology and evolution, revealing that parrots' ability to bond with
people is an evolutionary accident, a byproduct of the intense
sociality and flexible behavior that characterize their lives.
Despite their adaptability and intelligence, however, nearly all
large parrot species are rare, threatened, or endangered. To
successfully manage and restore these wild populations, Bond and
Diamond argue, we must develop a fuller understanding of their
biology, of the complex set of ecological and behavioral traits
that has led to their vulnerability. Spanning the global
distribution of parrot species, Thinking Like a Parrot is rich with
surprising insights into parrot intelligence, flexibility,
and--even in the face of threats--resilience.
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