Talon Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 As many of you know, I have been teaching Nilah to say, "FIRE FIRE FIRE, WOO WOO WOO!" My nephew is a firefighter and I wanted her to say it when he came over for the holidays. Of course she didn't dissapoint me and says it ALL the time!! Well, now Rikki is yelling, "FIRE!! WOO!" No matter how many times she hears fire fire fire, (we always do it in threes) she will only say it once! I find it interesting. An Amazon says it 3 times, a grey refuses to say it more than once! It really makes me wonder what goes on in that little brain of theirs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Rikki knows she got it right the first time. Very cute story Penny. They are both a hoot! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 :laugh: Ha ha ha...So cute, Salsa just starting to say "Step-up", as soon as I start hand feeding a baby I say step-up, her brother is talking well.[?] It's nice to have a grey and amazon to compare. Some things I've noticed are: a grey thinks before doing, a amazon doe's, A grey never rushes, a amazon is 1st in line, most of a greys time is spent observing, most of a amazon's time is spent playing. Amazons reacts before thinking... Since Rikki is established and Nilah is new, doe's Rikki feel she doesn't have to? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 I agree with you on the differences of the two species. It's fun to watch and see the difference! Rikki is saying everything I have taught Nilah, Talon my tag is too smart for that nonsense!! :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Talon is the older and wiser of the bunch but thats so funny how Nilah and Rikki say it differently after hearing it the same, never a dull moment, right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillyBeanz Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 How cute thought that they say it differently - it must be such a hoot to witness. I bet your nephew was over the moon at such a tribute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykittykitty Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 From where I sit, it seems that Rikki is the smart one and knows she has already said "Fire!", so no need to repeat. I knew a macaw who would say a word once and not repeat even though the humans did. Ex. when answering the phone the owners said "B and B Pet Shop" while what's his name answered with "B and (pause) Pet Shop." It's not all mimicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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