LindaMary Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 You know, I've heard a lot of references to "the famous grey growl", but I'm not sure I've ever heard it. When Max is confronted with something she doesn't like (the wrong person's hand, the aviator harness (at first), ANYthing pink...), she makes what I would describe as a soft grumbling noise to accompnay the leaning-away, pasted-down feathers and pinning eyes. It actually sounds kind of cute, to me. I haven't spent a huge amount of time around Congo greys - is this maybe a difference between TAGs and CAGs? Or do I just have an inadequate fear threshold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Thats a good question! Im not sure if there is a difference between them. My eldest grey Charlie will do the loudest growl when anyone new comes into the house or anyone with blonde hair! He will go to the back of his cage make the loudest growl its awful! Will be interesting for Tag owners to let us know if any of their greys do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Isn't that fummy how different they can be Tyco loves girls with blond hair and will do just about anything to get their attention and the colour pink is her favorite colour she loves anything pink if I bought her a blue toy and the exact same toy in pink she goes for the pink one everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzzique Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Alex sounds just like a dog he growls. There is no mistaking it for anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane08 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Our 2 also growl and it really does sound like a dog growling. I must admit I don't like it and really try to avoid them feeling like they need to growl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrund Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 My TAG growls when he doesn´t like something. When we got him first he was really afraid and growled very loudly when we came close to the cage. Now he just makes a very low growl when he doesn´t like something. It´s only when strangers come to the house now that he makes the loud growl. When he was at the petstore we bought him from he would growl loudly every time someone came into the store... poor guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaMary Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Okay, so maybe I just have a hyper-mellow TAG? Thanks for answering, Hrund - I think you are the only other person with a TAG who has spoken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaMary Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Are there any other TAG owners out there whose birds only grumble softly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibanks Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I have one of each, and both will make noise as if to say back off, but I dont know if I really consider the sound to be a growl. I will say my Congo is far more prone to make this noise over the Tag. Tina in OR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I have never heard my CAG growl. he will jsut fluff, pin eyes and duck his head slightly if someone is not liked by him. If alarmed, he screams in volume relative to how close and scary something is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 This is the first time I have heard a Grey do this. I have never heard a CAG make this sound. Is this just a TAG growl? I find it hilarious and then annoying after a while. This TAG has come a long way in videos shot after this one... :-) TAG Growl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77doWbTyeow&feature=related Edited: Just found a CAG.... Well, I just found a CAG Growl, like a TAG but on steriods and much lower like a Tiger or Lion. CAG Growl edited by: danmcq, at: 2008/10/04 17:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anmlhggr Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Wow, that is scary/creepy. Woody does NOTHING even remotly similar to that, and he was watching the movie with me...he was not happy to hear that sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaMary Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 YIKES! That's REAAALLLLLYYYY annoying!{Feel-bad-0002007F} Maxi doesn't make that loud buzzsaw sound (thank goodness - and I don't plan to play it for her again so she can learn it:silly: ) but the low grumbling you could hear in between some of the buzzsaws on that tape - THAT's the sound I'm talking about. Thanks for the post, Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibanks Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Darn I couldn't get the volume to work:angry: Tina in OR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Charlie did not like that sound one bit. I have not heared him growl but a cag I mind called Blue would growl when I first started to mind him. He is used to me now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibanks Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Ok finally got the volume to work..I've never heard either of these sounds from my two.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrund Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 My TAG growls like the TAG on the video, he does it low like that sometimes but when he gets really annoyed he growls a lot louder. I had some friends over tonight and they stood by his cage, he really didn´t like it and growled so loud they got scared. He doesn´t growl at me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Hrund wrote: He doesn´t growl at me anymore. Thank goodness:laugh: Josey has growled like that Cag in the video Dan provided but not at me, just when something or someone got a little too close or scared her, it is not a pretty sound and I don't hear it very often but I have heard it.:blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrund Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 He he he yes, thank goodness, I´ve had him for about 6 weeks and at the beginning he would growl like crazy at me. I´m very happy that he doesn´t anymore, I see it as a sign that he´s starting to trust me. It certanly isn´t a very nice sound :ohmy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZahrasMom Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 zahra, my TAG, growled at my mom a few times when she visited. you are right there is no mistaking it! it sounds just like a small fluffy dog growl lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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